Clinical Decision Support Systems and Prevention: A Community Guide Cardiovascular Disease Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) can help clinicians assess cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and manage CVD risk factors by providing tailored assessments and treatment recommendations based on individual patient data. The goal of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of CDSSs in improving screening for CVD risk factors, practices for CVD-related preventive care services such as clinical tests and prescribed treatments, and management of CVD risk factors.

Evidence acquisition

An existing systematic review (search period, January 1975-January 2011) of CDSSs for any condition was initially identified. Studies of CDSSs that focused on CVD prevention in that review were combined with studies identified through an updated search (January 2011-O

SUBMITTER: Njie GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5074080 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature