A health record integrated clinical decision support system to support prescriptions of pharmaceutical drugs in patients with reduced renal function: Design, development and proof of concept

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 387-395

  Shemeikka, Tero ^a   Bastholm Rahmner, Pia ^a,b   Elinder, Carl Gustaf ^a,b   Vég, Anikó ^a,c   Törnqvist, Elisabeth ^a   Cornelius, Birgitta ^a   Korkmaz, Seher ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Clinical decision support system; Knowledge base; Order entry system; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; HOSPITALS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MEDICINE;

ADVERSE EVENTS; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASE; ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; RENAL FAILURE;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; EVALUATION STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SWEDEN; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PILOT PROJECTS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84927072136     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2015.02.005     Document Type: Article

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