A scoping review of rule-based clinical decision support malfunctions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Conduct a scoping review of research studies that describe rule-based clinical decision support (CDS) malfunctions.

Materials and methods

In April 2022, we searched three bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Embase) for literature referencing CDS malfunctions. We coded the identified malfunctions according to an existing CDS malfunction taxonomy and added new categories for factors not already captured. We also extracted and summarized information related to the CDS system, such as architecture, data source, and data format.

Results

Twenty-eight articles met inclusion criteria, capturing 130 malfunctions. Architectures used included stand-alone systems (eg, web-based calculator), integrated systems (eg, best practices alerts), and service-oriented a

SUBMITTER: Thayer JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413449 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature