Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems: Common Commercial

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems Used in Ambulatory and

Inpatient Care Settings

Discussion Questions with Expected Outcomes

You have been charged with assisting in the implementation process of a new
clinical decision support alert system. Using the information presented in Unit 7,
identify at least THREE (3) considerations regarding communication and
acceptance of the alert system, at least THREE (3) considerations regarding
intervention techniques, and at least ONE (1) consideration regarding the
monitoring of the system that should be borne in mind.

Health IT Workforce Curriculum Special Topics in Vendor-Specific Systems

Version 3.0 / Spring 2012 Assessing Decision Support Capabilities of Commercial EHRs

This material (Comp14_Unit7) was developed by Columbia University, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under Award Number 1U24OC000003.