Clinical Decision Support

Catalog description

The course will provide an in-depth analysis of computer-based approaches to supporting clinical decision making for providers and patients (as well as healthy individuals, for disease prevention/health maintenance). The history of the field of clinical decision support (CDS) and the spectrum of methodologies will be reviewed. Practical issues involved in successful implementations of CDS will be discussed. The roles of standards and infrastructure will be examined. Current research topics and foci will be explored.