Development and implementation of a clinical decision support system tool for the evaluation of suspected monkeypox infection.
J Am Med Inform Assoc
; 29(12): 2124-2127, 2022 11 14.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36036367
ABSTRACT
Monkeypox virus was historically rare outside of West and Central Africa until the current 2022 global outbreak, which has required clinicians to be alert to identify individuals with possible monkeypox, institute isolation, and take appropriate next steps in evaluation and management. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS), which have been shown to improve adherence to clinical guidelines, can support frontline clinicians in applying the most current evaluation and management guidance in the setting of an emerging infectious disease outbreak when those guidelines are evolving over time. Here, we describe the rapid development and implementation of a CDSS tool embedded in the electronic health record to guide frontline clinicians in the diagnostic evaluation of monkeypox infection and triage patients with potential monkeypox infection to individualized infectious disease physician review. We also present data on the initial performance of this tool in a large integrated healthcare system.
Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Decision Support Systems, Clinical
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Mpox (monkeypox)
Type of study:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Am Med Inform Assoc
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos