Towards meaningful medication-related clinical decision support: recommendations for an initial implementation.
Clinical decision support (CDS) can improve safety, quality, and cost-effectiveness of patient care, especially when implemented in computerized provider order entry (CPOE) applications. Medication-related decision support logic forms a large component of the CDS logic in any CPOE system. However, organizations wishing to implement CDS must either purchase the computable clinical content or develop it themselves. Content provided by vendors does not always meet local expectations. Most organizations lack the [...]
Author(s): Phansalkar, S, Wright, A, Kuperman, G J, Vaida, A J, Bobb, A M, Jenders, R A, Payne, T H, Halamka, J, Bloomrosen, M, Bates, D W
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2010-04-RA-0026