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, California, USA.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Rosenstein
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003628:Database Management Systems; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007449:Investments; D007902:Length of Stay; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000191:economics