Definition[]
Clinical decision support refers to
| “ | bringing relevant information to the clinician, at the right time and place, to enable optimal health care.[1] | ” |
Overview[]
"Clinical decision support can include checks for allergies, drug–drug interactions, overly high doses, and clinical conditions, as well as other patient-specific dose checking."[2]
References[]
- ↑ President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Realizing the Full Potential of Health Information Technology to Improve Healthcare for Americans: The Path Forward, Glossary, at 87 (App. C) (Dec. 2010) (full-text).
- ↑ Electronic Prescribing: CMS Should Address Inconsistencies in Its Two Incentive Programs That Encourage the Use of Health Information Technology, at 13 n.32.