Reducing unnecessary testing in a CPOE system through implementation of a targeted CDS intervention

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Levick, Donald L ^a   Stern, Glenn ^b   Meyerhoefer, Chad D ^c   Levick, Aaron ^d   Pucklavage, David ^a  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Chasm Crossing Consulting   (United States)

^c 621 Taylor St Rauch Bus Ctr L   (United States)

^d Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alert fatigue; Appropriate testing; BNP testing; Clinical decision support; Computerized physician order entry; Medical error; Sociotechnical; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875849728     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-43     Document Type: Article

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