QxMD was pleased to be invited to present at Sanotron's BC Digital Health Demo Day.
Dr. Daniel Schwartz presented his thoughts on the potential for enhanced clinical decision support at the point of care.
19. Simple Tools Make Big Differences
“Testing for pulmonary embolism
often differs from that recommended
by evidence-based guidelines.”
Durieux et al. A computerized handheld decision-support system
to improve pulmonary embolism diagnosis: a randomized trial. Ann
Intern Med. 2009 Nov 17;151(10):677-86.
20. Checklists
A simple safety checklist (the Surgical Safety Checklist) in
the operating room can significantly reduce post-
operative complications.
Specifically, death after surgery was reduced by more
than 40%.
24. Computer Aided Cancer Detection
Computerized assistance improves cancer detection
MDs failed to recognize missed cancer in 70% of cases
where computer was right
Nishikawa et el. Clinically Missed Cancer: How Effectively Can Radiologists Use
Computer-Aided Detection? AJR March 2012 vol. 198 no. 3 708-
716 doi:10.2214/AJR.11.6423
25. Impact of Clinical Decision Support
Decision support systems can improve clinical practice
But, up to 30% of systems don’t have any meaningful
impact
Kawamoto et al. Improving clinical practice using clinical decision support
systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success.
BMJ 2005; 330 doi: 10.1136/bmj.38398.500764.8F