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Tip: Ambulatory EHR systems offer variety of clinical decision support tools
EHR Connection, June 23, 2008
Ambulatory EHR systems generally include a variety of clinical decision support (CDS) tools. This is the first article in a series that describes CDS tools commonly supplied with ambulatory EHR systems and their value to users.
- Patient self-assessment: Reduces data entry time, captures discrete data, and is often more complete and honest
- Auto-generation of problem list: Maintains summary of all problems for “at-a-glance” review and reminds provider to update and annotate problem resolution
- Auto-generation/Population of medication list: Compiles all medications from all prescriptions, medications from other fields (such as over-the-counter, herbals, supplements, and other providers), and all medications for which a claim was filed
- Standing orders/Reminders for scheduling: Reminds schedulers to advise patients to have laboratory or other diagnostic services performed prior to a visit
This tip is from The No-Hassle Guide to EHR Implementation published by HCPro, Inc. Check future issues of EHR Connection for information about other CDS tools commonly included in ambulatory EHR systems and their value.
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