BMI Course Information
BMI 591 Clinical Decision Support (3)
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Fall 2009 |
Course not offered |
Spring 2009 |
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Catalog Description
The course will provide an in-depth analysis of computer-based approaches to supporting clinical decision making for providers and patients (as well as healthy individuals, for disease prevention/health maintenance). The history of the field of clinical decision support (CDS) and the spectrum of methodologies will be reviewed. Practical issues involved in successful implementations of CDS will be discussed. The roles of standards and infrastructure will be examined. Current research topics and foci will be explored.
Prerequisites
Admission to any SCI graduate program
Textbook and Other Materials
Greenes, RA. Clinical Decision Support: The Road Ahead. Elsevier, 2007.
Course Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the range of opportunities for computer-based clinical decision support
2. Understand the methodologies underlying approaches to clinical decision support
3. Understand the limitations and challenges in current approaches.
Major Topics and Time Covered
- Bias-statistical
- Bias-cognitive
- Decision analysis
- Meta analysis
- Evidence-Based Medicine
- Patient care guidelines
- Models of CDS
- Knowledge management