title: The intersection of health informatics and evidence-based medicine: computer-based systems to assist clinicians.
abstract: Evidence-based medicine and health informatics may assist clinicians contend with the current barriers to the integration of evidence-based "best practice" into typical healthcare settings. Computer-based decision support systems can improve the process of care, but whether they improve patient outcomes in a cost-effective manner is uncertain.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology and Health Outcomes Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Weekley
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pradhan
mesh_terms: D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000639:trends*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic