Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: An Implementer's Guide

By Jerome A. Osheroff, Dean F. Sittig, Donald Levick, et al.

This implementer's guide provides a step-by-step roadmap on planning, implementing and monitoring a Clinical Decision Support (CDS) program for driving performance improvement. Chapters and appendixes cover the following topics: Identifying Stakeholders and GoalsCataloging Available Information SystemsSelecting and Specifying CDS InterventionsSpecifying and Validating the Details, and Building the InterventionsPutting Interventions into ActionMeasuring Results and Refining the ProgramStandards Pertinent to CDSMedico-legal Considerations with CDSPilot Site SelectionAdditional Statistics and Reports for Evaluating AlertsPacked full of practical guidance, "Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: An Implementer's Guide "contains real world examples, worksheets, rich links to supportive materials, plus a robust glossary of terms and acronyms. 2005.Sponsored in part by a grant from Thomson Micromedex.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976127725
• ISBN13: 9780976127727
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Productivity Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.4" x 8.5"