HI 5303 Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Support

The development and maintenance of high-quality, patient-centered, evidence-based clinical decision support using electronic health records and other clinical information systems is a complex effort that is critical to every health care organization’s success. This course will cover the core aspects of the strategy, design, implementation, operation, and evaluation of evidence-based medicine (EBM) and clinical decision support (CDS).

 

After completion of the course, students will be able to:

•  Appreciate the principles of evidence-based guideline generation and describe tools to make guidelines implementable;

•  Demonstrate the ability to analyze a clinical problem, determine data requirements and workflow challenges, and design and propose a clinical decision support (CDS) solution;

•  Analyze the applicability of CDS and be able to voice exceptions and exclusions, design ‘key action statements’ and specific conditions for their execution;

• Clearly report, interpret, and communicate the results of CDS evaluation;

• Conceptualize a suitable topic and design a study evaluating the effect of a CDS intervention on patient care, effectively communicating this in writing and oral presentation;  

• Describe ethical concerns in CDS and recognize professional responsibilities to ensure the integrity of CDS informatics;

• Demonstrate proficiency in knowledge as it relates to the topics of CDS covered in the course;

• Collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams communicating at the level of team members.

Credits

3