Economic and organizational impact of a clinical decision support system on laboratory test ordering

Abstract Background We studied the impact of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) implemented in a few wards of two Italian health care organizations on the ordering of redundant laboratory tests under different perspectives: (1) analysis of the volume of tests, (2) cost analysis, (3) end-user...

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Main Authors: Elena Bellodi, Emidia Vagnoni, Barbara Bonvento, Evelina Lamma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-017-0574-6