Clinical decision support system
Clinical decision support system (pronunciation: klin-i-kal dih-sizh-uhn suh-port sis-tuhm) is a health information technology system that is designed to provide physicians and other health professionals with clinical decision support (CDS), that is, assistance with clinical decision-making tasks.
Etymology
The term "Clinical decision support system" is derived from the medical field. "Clinical" refers to the observation and treatment of actual patients rather than theoretical or laboratory studies. "Decision support system" is a term used in information technology to refer to a computer-based system that supports business or organizational decision-making activities.
Definition
A Clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a health information technology system that is designed to provide physicians and other health professionals with clinical decision support (CDS), that is, assistance with clinical decision-making tasks. A CDSS can be broadly defined as a system that provides health professionals with patient-specific assessments or recommendations to aid clinical decision making.
Function
The primary function of a CDSS is to assist healthcare providers in making decisions towards improved healthcare. It achieves this by providing reminders for preventive care, alerts for drug interactions, and recommendations for disease management.
Types
There are two main types of CDSS: knowledge-based and non-knowledge-based. Knowledge-based systems use a set of rules, while non-knowledge-based systems use artificial intelligence methods.
Related Terms
- Clinical Decision Support: The process of aiding clinical decision-making through the use of a system that incorporates patient-specific data and a knowledge base.
- Health Information Technology: The application of information processing involving both computer hardware and software that deals with the storage, retrieval, sharing, and use of health care information, data, and knowledge for communication and decision making.
- Artificial Intelligence: The capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior, often used in the context of decision-making in healthcare.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Clinical decision support system
- Wikipedia's article - Clinical decision support system
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