Clinical Decision Support: Impact of Order Set Content for CPOE, Reference Content, and Real Time Alerting of At-Risk Patients

Jason Hess, General Manager of Clinical Research for KLAS discusses what providers are currently doing in terms of electronic clinical decision support (CDS), the vendors they are using (including CPMRC, DynaMed, FirstDataBank, Lexi-Comp, Micromedex, MD Consult, Multum, ProVation, UpToDate, Zynx Health, etc.), and where they feel this vital and quickly developing market is headed. This presentation divides the many different forms of CDS into five key areas: evidence-based order sets, multi-parameter alerting, evidence-based nursing care plans, evidence-based reference content, and drug information databases. Jason shares insight into how providers are utilizing CDS in terms of meaningful use, improved physician workflow and ultimately better patient care.