Clinical Discussion

One of the main benefits of electronic health records (EHRs) is clinical decision support (CDS). CDS provides alerts to inform decision-makers at the point of their decisions. CDS alerts can also be used to support organizational policy. For example, the organization might encourage the use of generic drugs.Describe a specific CDS alert. It can be an alert you have experienced when working with an EHR, or an alert from the literature. Include the triggers that cause the alert to fire, the timing of the alert delivery, and indicate whether the alert supports organizational policy or provides clinical information.In your response posts,

Does the CDS alert support the goals and priorities of the organization, and if so, how?

Does the CDS alert fire too often, not frequently enough, or at the wrong time? Explain your reasoning.

Suggest how you might improve the performance of the CDS alert(s) discussed.