Technology-based decision support fuels quality improvement.
In the first large-scale study of its kind, a claims-driven decision support system has shown that it can reduce errors and slash utilization costs by notifying physicians of care improvement opportunities. It's an idea that has already been embraced by a number of large employers and managed care organizations, and more innovations are on the way.
D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000592:standards*; D009820:Ohio; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014600:Utilization Review