Clinical Decision Support for Early Recognition of Sepsis

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 103-110

  Amland, Robert C ^a   Hahn Cover, Kristin E ^b  

^a CERNER CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

cloud based computerized clinical decision support (CDS) system; early recognition and detection of sepsis; electronic health record (EHR); patient safety and prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOUD COMPUTING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TIME FACTOR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLOUD COMPUTING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84960091211     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860614557636     Document Type: Article

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