Immediate financial impact of computerized clinical decision support for long-term care residents with renal insufficiency: a case study.
In a randomized trial of a clinical decision support system for drug prescribing for residents with renal insufficiency in a large long-term care facility, analyses were conducted to estimate the system's immediate, direct financial impact. We determined the costs that would have been incurred if drug orders that triggered the alert system had actually been completed compared to the costs of the final submitted orders and then compared intervention units [...]
Author(s): Subramanian, Sujha, Hoover, Sonja, Wagner, Joann L, Donovan, Jennifer L, Kanaan, Abir O, Rochon, Paula A, Gurwitz, Jerry H, Field, Terry S
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000179