Week 5 CDSS
1. This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to clinical
decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table with a column
for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”.
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Week 5 CDSS
1. This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to clinical
decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table with a column
for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”. Include at least 3 items for each column.
Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as to why you included it on the respective
list.
2. The primary goal of a CDSS is to leverage data and the scientific evidence to
help guide appropriate decision making. CDSSs directly assist the clinician in making
decisions about specific patients. For this discussion thread post, you are to assume
your future role as an APN and create a clinical patient and scenario to illustrate an
exemplary depiction of how a CDSS might influence your decision. This post is an
opportunity for you to be innovative, so have fun!
Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are indeed targeted to help healthcare providers to
approach care with accuracy and promote safe and efficient patient care. However, like other
technology-assisted processes and/or workflow, drawbacks are inevitable that put risk in the care
approach through the utilization of such a system. Hence, to assist healthcare providers to
effectively utilize CDSS and promote collaboration in helping informatics specialists in CDSS
development, identifying the pros and cons is essential for learning purposes for present and
future applications. Identifying factors that affect the workflow through CDSS is vital to identify
what helps the provider to be efficient or inefficient in utilizing such a system (Olufisayo, Mohd
Yusof, & Ezat Wan Puteh, 2018).
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