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

• • assessment forms, flowsheets, etc.

1. Relevant Data Presentation

• • Relevant data for ordering (e.g., related lab test)
  • Retrospective or aggregate reporting / filtering – all patients overdue for testing, Rx

1. Order Creation Facilitators

• • Information to make orders complete – all spectrum / options

1. Time-based Checking Protocol / Pathway Report

• • Track progress / state of protocol

1. Reference Information and Guidance

• • Context Sensitive (Infobutton, knowledge links) and Context Insensitive

1. Reactive Alerts and Reminders

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

Also see: [1]