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Thursday, June 11, 2009
Decision Support Systems (9:44 AM)
Decision Support Systems
Emily L. Graham, RHIA, CCS-P, ASCRS/ASOA Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
LaTour and Eicenwald-Maki, in their text, Health Information Management Concepts, Principles and Practice, describe decision support systems as interactive computer systems that intent to help decision makers use data and models to identify and solve problems and make decisions. In the clinical setting, these systems are known as clinical decision support systems (CDSS) and assist physicians and other healthcare providers in applying new information to patient care through the analysis of patient-specific medical/clinical variables. CDSS can be as simple as providing alerts, reminders and access to medical literature.
Emily L. Graham, RHIA, CCS-P, ASCRS/ASOA Associate Director, Regulatory Affairs
LaTour and Eicenwald-Maki, in their text, Health Information Management Concepts, Principles and Practice, describe decision support systems as interactive computer systems that intent to help decision makers use data and models to identify and solve problems and make decisions. In the clinical setting, these systems are known as clinical decision support systems (CDSS) and assist physicians and other healthcare providers in applying new information to patient care through the analysis of patient-specific medical/clinical variables. CDSS can be as simple as providing alerts, reminders and access to medical literature.
Labels: CDSS, computer, Decision Support Systems, EMR, HIT
