Making Clinical Decisions to Treat Patients by Using Health Information Technology

Abstract

A Clinical Decision Support System (also known as a CDSS) is a computer programme that offers guidelines, suggestions, patient-specific data, and evidence-based information to help healthcare practitioners make clinical choices. In order to provide suggestions that can increase clinical outcomes, lower medical mistakes, and improve patient care, CDSS incorporates knowledge from a variety of sources, including medical literature, guidelines for clinical practice, electronic medical records (EHRs), and information about patients. A large body of knowledge, including clinical recommendations, best practices, expert opinions, and medical literature, is included into CDSS. Patient-specific data, including medical histories, test results, diagnosis, and prescription lists, can be accessed through connections with electronic health records (EHRs) as well as other healthcare information systems.