AHRQ study shows clinical decision support systems are effective but research is needed to promote widespread use

An AHRQ-funded article found that clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) are effective in improving health care process measures across diverse settings, and that limited evidence is available about the impact on clinical and economic outcome measures.

This article expands on an evidence report from AHRQ, titled Enabling Health Care Decisionmaking through Health Information Technology (Health IT), which discusses features key to successful implementation of CDSSs.