Clinical Decision Support Technology in Meditech EHR Discussion

Clinical Decision Support Technology in Meditech EHR Discussion

Clinical Decision Support Technology in Meditech EHR Discussion

From the Unit Checklist review the following resources that describe the scope and content of clinical decision support technologies:

• Information on the purpose, benefits and risks of clinical decision support: 
• A video describing clinical decision support technologies, with examples: 

What to hand in:

• A description of the clinical decision support technology — The decision support example can include decision support including, computerized alerts and reminders to care providers and patients, clinical guidelines, condition-specific order sets, focused patient data reports and summaries, documentation templates, diagnostic support, and contextually relevant reference information.
• To evaluate the clinical decision support technology in Meditech, utilize a method previously introduced in the prior units. Offer a detailed explanation of the method(s) you adopted to evaluate the technology and how you implemented those methods.
• Provide the results of the evaluation that you conducted. Emphasize any areas of concern regarding the technology.
• Offer recommendations and rationale to either maintain the current state of the clinical decision support technology or suggestions for improving the implementation and use.

Guidelines

Length: 2-3 pages

Format: Follow correct APA Style 7th ed. and include all required components.

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Submitting your assignment: Written assignments must be submitted in Brightspace as an attachment. Assignments need to be written using some type of word processing software (preferably Microsoft Word).

You must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.

Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.

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The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.