Main description:

Building on the success of the previous editions, this fully updated book once again brings together worldwide experts to illustrate the underlying science and day-to-day use of decision support systems in clinical and educational settings.Topics discussed include:

-Mathematical Foundations of Decision Support Systems
-Design and Implementation Issues
-Ethical and Legal Issues in Decision Support
-Clinical Trials of Information Interventions
-Hospital-Based Decision Support
-Real World Case Studies

Contents:

Chapter 1 Overview of Clinical
Decision Support Systems.- Chapter 2 Mathematical
Foundations of Decision Support Systems.- Chapter 3 Data Mining and
Clinical Decision Support Systems.- Chapter 4 Usability and Clinical
Decision Support.- Chapter 5 Newer Architectures for
Clinical Decision Support.- Chapter 6 Best Practices for
Implementation of Clinical Decision Support.- Chapter 7 Impact of National
Policies on the Use of Clinical Decision Support.- Chapter 8 Ethical and Legal
Issues in Decision Support.- Chapter 9 Evaluation of Clinical
Decision Support.- Chapter 11 Diagnostic Decision
Support Systems.- Chapter 10 Decision Support for
Patients.- Chapter 12 Use of Clinical
Decision Support to Tailor Drug Therapy based on Genomics.- Chapter 13 Clinical Decision
Support.- Chapter 14 Clinical Decision
Support at Intermountain Healthcare.- Chapter 15 Decision Support
During Inpatient Care Provider Order Entry.