I Really Thought This Was A Fun If Rather Obvious Point To Make! The #myHealthRecord Needs The Same!

This appeared last week:How 'cranky comments' can help spot CDS alert errorsPartners HealthCare researchers show how they mine override comments to detect areas where clinical decision support systems could be improved.By Mike MiliardDecember 31, 2018 01:47 PMIt's an all too common occurrence for clinical decision support alerts to misfire or otherwise malfunction. And that's a common frustration for clinicians. New research in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association shows how data scientists at Partners HealthCare are making use of provider feedback to spotlight and fix CDS errors.WHY IT MATTERS Rule-based alerts in the electronic health record could help notify physicians of risks such as adverse drug interactions or nudge them to add relevant information to the EHR.But such alerts can also malfunction, break, or might be triggered for the wrong reasons or patient populations. That could cause alert fatigue or pose safety risks.The variety and types of these... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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