1.
This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to
clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table
with a column for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”. Include at least 3
items for each column. Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as to why
you included it on the respective list.
PROS
RATIONALE
CONS
RATIONALE
Reducing clinical
variation and
duplicative testing
Alert providers to
available
information they
may not have
seen
By reducing
clinical variation,
duplicate and
unnecessary test
will ensure patient
safety. Providers
ordering duplicate
testing can over
expose patients to
radiation
depending on the
test. CDSS also
has tools that go
through enormous
amounts of data
and will catch
potential problems
and will alert
providers of
information.
“Alert Fatigue”
The amount of
alerts providers
receive can cause
“alert fatigue”
causing them to
overlook the
importance of the
alerts from
becoming
desensitized from
the alerts.
