DECISION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

Question 1

what are clinical decision support systems?

Answer 1

A health information technology system that is designed to provide physicians and other health professionals with clinical decision support.
e.g. you put in symptoms and the computer tells you possible diagnoses/treatment plans

Question 2

what are the different types of clinical decision support systems?

Answer 2

diagnostic systems

reminder systems

Question 3

what is sensitivity?

Answer 3

proportion of people with the target disorder who have a positive test

Question 4

what is specificity?

Answer 4

proportion of people without the target disorder who have a negative test

Question 5

what may be a barrier to the use of computerised decision support systems?

Answer 5

earlier negative experience of IT
potential harm to doctor patient relationship
obscured responsibilities i.e. loss of autonomy
reminders increase work load

Question 6

what are some facilitating factors for the use of computerised decision support systems?

Answer 6

having self control of the CDSS

if the clinician notices a change and benefit

Question 7

what is a diagnosis decision support system?

Answer 7

when you input symptoms and the computer tells you potential diagnoses

Question 8

what is case-based reasoning?

Answer 8

data and knowledge from previous cases help guide new cases