Using Commercial Knowledge Bases for Clinical Decision Support: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Recommendations

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 369-371

  Kuperman, Gilad J ^a   Reichley, Richard M ^b   Bailey, Thomas C ^b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRUG INFORMATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION;

COMMERCE; DECISION MAKING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH FACILITIES; KNOWLEDGE BASES;

EID: 33745388773     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2055     Document Type: Editorial

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