title: Measuring the benefits of clinical decision support: return on investment.
abstract: In an effort to provide high quality care in a more cost-effective manner, health care providers have found it necessary to implement a series of decision support strategies designed to improve outcomes of care. While each of these strategies has measurable benefits, they each come along with additional costs. This article will describe a methodology for measuring the costs and direct and indirect benefits from decision support activities.
authors.affiliation: VHA West Coast, Pleasanton, CA, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D017046:Cost Savings; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007449:Investments; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000191:economics; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States