Week 9: Unit 1

Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS)

UNIT 1: Clinical Decision Support Systems
In this unit students are introduced to
Clinical Decision Support Systems
Students will learn how CDSS analyzes
business data and presents it so that users
can make business decisions more easily
Objectives
By the end of this chapter, the student
should be able to:
1. Definition of Decision Support System
2. Importance/Use of a Decision Support System
3. Components a Decision Support System
4. Define Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)
5. Types of CDSS Use of CDSS
6. Applications for CDSS Challenges
UNIT : What is a Decision Support System?

DEFINITION
• A decision support system (DSS) is a computer
program application that analyzes business data
and presents it so that users can make business
decisions more easily.
• It is an "informational application" (to
distinguish it from an "operational application"
that collects the data in the course of normal
business operation).
UNIT 1: Purpose of a CDSS
PURPOSE OF CDSS
• A decision support system (DSS) is a
computer-based information system that
supports business or organizational
decision-making activities.
UNIT 1: Understanding the History CDSS
PURPOSE OF CDSS
• A decision support system (DSS) is a
computer-based information system that
supports business or organizational
decision-making activities.
UNIT 1: The Challenges of a CDSS
CHALLENGES & BENIFITS
• A decision support system (DSS) is a
computer-based information system that
supports business or organizational
decision-making activities.
Week 9: Unit 1
Check your Understanding
 UNIT 1: Check your understanding
1. What is the purpose of Epi-Info in Healthcare centers?
2. How do you automate a form that you design in Epi-Info so that some fields can have data
entered automatically?
3. What tool in Epi-Info do you use if you want to query the database in order to retrieve
information stored?
4. Explain in your own words how to create a drop-down menu in Epi-Info as you create and
design your fields?
5. What is the importance of creating Maps in Epi-Info? What do Maps contribute to the data
analyst?
Thank you!