Optimizing clinical decision support alerts in electronic medical records: a systematic review of reported strategies adopted by hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify and summarize the current internal governance processes adopted by hospitals, as reported in the literature, for selecting, optimizing, and evaluating clinical decision support (CDS) alerts in order to identify effective approaches.

Materials and methods

Databases (Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore Digital Library, CADTH, and WorldCat) were searched to identify relevant papers published from January 2010 to April 2020. All paper types published in English that reported governance processes for selecting and/or optimizing CDS alerts in hospitals were included.

Results

Eight papers were included in the review. Seven papers focused specifically on medication-related CDS alerts. All papers described the use of a multidiscip

SUBMITTER: Van Dort BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature