31 October 2019

Clinical Decision Support for Therapeutic Decision-Making in Cancer: A Systematic Review

Clinical Decision Support for Therapeutic Decision-Making in Cancer: A Systematic Review
Int J Med Inform , 130, 103940. Oct 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.07.019
  • A systematic review to identify clinical decision support (CDS) that have been used to support therapeutic decision making in clinical cancer settings. Outcomes of interest included the effect of CDS on the process, such as clinician's decision making and effect on patient outcomes. 
  • Of the nine studies that measured process outcomes, five demonstrated significant improvement; and of the six that measured patient outcomes, four demonstrated significant improvement. All included studies utilized CDS that were informed by clinical practice guidelines.