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What is Passive CDSS

Chapter 46
Encyclopedia of Healthcare Information Systems
Requires the user to initiate a process by providing a request to the system.
Published in Chapter:
Current Issues and Future Trends of Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)
Omar F. El-Gayar (Dakota State University, USA), Amit Deokar (Dakota State University, USA), and Matthew Wills (Dakota State University, USA)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-889-5.ch046
Abstract
The cost of healthcare is increasing exponentially worldwide. The adoption and diffusion of e-health and the application of Internet and Communication Technology (ICT) in healthcare is growing at a rapid rate in an attempt to find cost effective methods of providing quality healthcare. Both European and US governments are making e-health a priority on their agendas. However, few, if any, discuss the critical issues of the sustainability and feasibility of e-health models. We attempt to fill this critical void by presenting a macro framework that identifies the key components of a generic e-health system and identifying factors playing a role in the assessment of e-health sustainability.
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