Search Tag: CDS
Multiple-perspectives-on-decision-support
2015 16 May
Computerised clinical decision support (CDS) has been shown to improve healthcare processes and outcomes in a number of studies, although its potential has yet to be reached. Challenges to CDS development, management, and use are multifaceted — involving people, processes, and technology. A recent study, reported in the journal BMC Medical Informatics...Read more
Appropriate-imaging-and-clinical-decision-support
2016 05 Jan
"We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us” (McLuhan) Wasteful, unhelpful imaging helps nobody, and may be associated with patient harms through unneeded and unwanted intervention. Appropriate imaging through referral guidance is advocated through the Bonn Call-for-Action (International Atomic Energy Authority and World Health Organization...Read more
Ecr2016-clinical-decision-support-referral-guidelines-for-europe
2016 04 Mar
As hospitals and health professionals feel the strain from increased pressure to produce more data and images, radiologists in Europe are working with their counterparts in the U.S. to introduce new referral guidelines by 2017 that will improve the workflow and meet the increasing demand for more imaging. Introducing a ‘professional challenges session’...Read more
Personalised-medicine-the-road-ahead
2019 22 May
How can healthcare accelerate the implementation of the science? Where is Personalised Medicine (PM) already improving the lives of patients and what is needed to make it the standard of care across multiple conditions? What’s your brief at the PMC? I have a science and genetics background and bring scientific...Read more
Higher-imaging-yield-with-cds
2020 31 Mar
Increased use of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism has raised serious concerns about the harms of unnecessary testing. What's more, CTPA over-utilisation has been associated with decreasing diagnostic yields. Researchers in the U.S. performed a study to determine whether clinical decision support (CDS)...Read more
Clinically-appropriate-use-of-diagnostic-imaging-with-medicalis-cds
2021 30 Sep
Imaging clinical decision support systems are the next generation tools for the appropriate utilisation of diagnostic imaging. Statistics show that up to 26% of all imaging is ordered incorrectly. This is because orders are generally placed without evidence-based standards. The goal should be to ensure the right order the first time. The Medicalis...Read more
Best-practices-in-clinical-decision-support-rollout
2021 22 Dec
A panel of experts at RSNA 2021 discussed best practices in rolling-out clinical decision support mechanism (CDSM) solutions in preparation for the enforcement of the U.S. Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA). PAMA was implemented as an alternative to global pre-authorisation to combat rising healthcare costs. These regulations apply in the emergency department...Read more
Human-factors-engineering-improves-cds-usability-for-pulmonary-embolism-diagnosis
2021 29 Dec
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Medical Informatics , poor usability continues to plague clinical decision support (CDS) despite its potential to improve patient safety. Although human factors engineering (HFE) approaches are recommended, few studies have investigated the impact of applying HFE methods and principles...Read more
The-influence-of-predictive-text-clinical-decision-support-on-imaging-order-entry
2023 19 Oct
According to a new study, imaging clinical decision support (CDS) aims to assist healthcare providers in making informed choices regarding imaging studies. The study is dedicated to to breaking down the effects of CDS on decision-making processes and workflow management within the high-pressure environment of the Emergency Department (ED). ...Read more