CDS

Clinical Decision Support: The Five Rights*

1. The right information
2. To the right person <role>
3. At the right point in workflow
4. Through the right channel (EHR, PHR, etc.)
5. In the right CDS intervention format <alert, order set, reference info, etc.>).

Clinical Decision Support: Intervention Types*

1. Documentation Forms and Templates
   1. assessment forms, flowsheets, etc.
2. Relevant Data Presentation
   1. Relevant data for ordering (e.g., related lab test)
   2. Retrospective or aggregate reporting / filtering – all patients overdue for testing, Rx
3. Order Creation Facilitators
   1. Information to make orders complete – all spectrum / options
4. Time-based Checking Protocol / Pathway Report
   1. Track progress / state of protocol
5. Reference Information and Guidance
   1. Context Sensitive (Infobutton, knowledge links) and Context Insensitive
6. Reactive Alerts and Reminders

• J. Osheroff – Personal Communication: Improving medication management with clinical decision support; HIMSS 2008; in press

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