NR 599 Week 5 clinical decision support systems (CDSSs).

NR 599 Week 5 clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). This week we learned about the potential benefits and drawbacks to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs). Create a “Pros” versus “Cons” table with a column for “Pro” and a separate column for “Con”. Include at least 3 items for each column. Next to each item, provide a brief rationale as to why you included it on the respective list. Pros of CDSS Rationale Cons of CDSS Rationale Decreased Medication Errors Healthcare providers will be alerted, when a patient has possible drug to drug interaction or allergy to medication classification. Alert or Alarm Fatigue When to many alarm alerts/notification s pop-up healthcare providers begin to dismiss these alerts disregarding the importance of the alert itself (Sutton et al,. 2020). Quality of care improvements In the CDSS system all care can be organized for patients and disseminated between healthcare providers efficiently. This can lead to decreased medication errors, increased client compliance with care. Cost Setting up/ switching to and from different CDSS system can be costly for healthcare organizations. These organization must analyze initial cost to long-term cost to determine effectiveness and need. Prevention of duplicate testing or Lab work CDSS systems alert users to duplicate orders, that may have impact of patient safety and health. For example, a patient that has had A CT scan with contrast User-Friendly Usage of CDSS also depends on useability. Healthcare providers range in age and computer literacy, programs aren’t always designed to meet the