Decision Support Systems, Clinical
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Quality circles to improve prescribing of primary care physicians. Three comparative studies.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: To determine the effectiveness of quality circles on prescribing patterns of primary care physicians in Germany and to explore the influence of specific factors on changes. METHODS: Three large non-randomised comparative studies were ... Read more...

Factorial switching linear dynamical systems applied to physiological condition monitoring.

30 Aug 2009 Condition monitoring often involves the analysis of systems with hidden factors that switch between different modes of operation in some way. Given a sequence of observations, the task is to infer the filtering distribution of the switch setting at ... Read more...

Do computerised clinical decision support systems for prescribing change practice? A systematic review of the literature (1990-2007).

26 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Computerised clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are used widely to improve quality of care and patient outcomes. This systematic review evaluated the impact of CDSSs in targeting specific aspects of prescribing, namely initiating, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Decision Support Systems, Clinical'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Computerized utility assessment for cancer decision making: promises and pitfalls. 30 Oct 2009
• Premature condemnation of clinical decision support as a useful tool for patient safety in computerized provider order entry. 29 Sep 2009
• Computerized decision support for the cardiovascular clinician: applications for venous thromboembolism prevention and beyond. 20 Sep 2009
• Comment on "Quality of drug interaction alerts in prescribing and dispensing software". 19 Sep 2009
• Quality circles to improve prescribing of primary care physicians. Three comparative studies. 30 Aug 2009
• Factorial switching linear dynamical systems applied to physiological condition monitoring. 30 Aug 2009
• Do computerised clinical decision support systems for prescribing change practice? A systematic review of the literature (1990-2007). 26 Aug 2009
• Data-based risk calculators becoming more sophisticated--and more popular. 17 Aug 2009
• A nutrition support service web application to manage patients receiving parenteral nutrition. 30 Jul 2009
• Effect of clinical-decision support on documentation compliance in an electronic medical record. 30 Jul 2009
• Modified mixture of experts for diabetes diagnosis. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of nursing-specific drug information PDA databases used as clinical decision support tools. 26 Jul 2009
• The effects of on-screen, point of care computer reminders on processes and outcomes of care. 6 Jul 2009
• Individualized electronic decision support and reminders to improve diabetes care in the community: COMPETE II randomized trial. 5 Jul 2009
• StatFlu--a static modelling tool for pandemic influenza hospital load for decision makers. 30 Jun 2009
• A systematic review of the designs of clinical technology: findings and recommendations for future research. 29 Jun 2009
• The effect of a mobile clinical decision support system on the diagnosis of obesity and overweight in acute and primary care encounters. 29 Jun 2009
• The use of computer decision support systems for the critical care environment. 29 Jun 2009
• A multiattribute decision model for bipolar disorder: identification of preferred mood-stabilizing medications. 29 Jun 2009
• Development of an electronic medical record-based clinical decision support tool to improve HIV symptom management. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Decision Support Systems, Clinical'

Definition: Computer-based information systems used to integrate clinical and patient information and provide support for decision-making in patient care.

Descriptor UI: D020000

Alternative terms: Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Clinical Decision Support Systems;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: L01.700.508.300.190;

History Note: 98