Feasibility and impact of a computerised clinical decision support system on investigation and initial management of new onset chest pain: A mixed methods study

BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Johnson, Rachel ^a   Evans, Maggie ^a   Cramer, Helen ^a   Bennert, Kristina ^a   Morris, Richard ^a,b   Eldridge, Sandra ^c   Juttner, Katy ^d   Zaman, Mohammed J ^e   Hemingway, Harry ^b   Denaxas, Spiros ^b   Timmis, Adam ^f   Feder, Gene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Bedminster Family Practice   (United Kingdom)

^e JAMES PAGET UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angina; Chest pain; Clinical guideline; Computerised decision support system; Diagnosis; Mixed methods; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CHEST PAIN; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS;

AGED; ANGINA, STABLE; CHEST PAIN; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84940212628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12911-015-0189-8     Document Type: Article

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