Effectiveness of a novel and scalable clinical decision support intervention to improve venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a quasi-experimental study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Venous thromboembolism (VTE) causes morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, and regulators and payors are encouraging the use of systems to prevent them. Here, we examine the effect of a computerized clinical decision suppo...

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Main Authors: Umscheid Craig A, Hanish Asaf, Chittams Jesse, Weiner Mark G, Hecht Todd EH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/12/92