Attitude of Iranian physicians and nurses toward a clinical decision support system for pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis.
This research project sought to design and implement a computerized clinical decision support system (CDSS) that was able to identify patients who were at risk of pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), as well as produce reminders for prophylactic action for these diseases. The main purpose of the CDSS was to attempt to reduce the morbidity and mortality caused by embolism and thrombosis in patients admitted to hospitals. After implementation of this system in one of the large educational hospitals of Iran, a standard questionnaire was used, and interviews were conducted with physicians and nurses to evaluate the performance of the designed system for reducing the incidence of pulmonary embolism and thrombosis. From physicians and nurses' point of view, a system which assists the medical staff in making better decisions regarding patient care, and also reminds pulmonary embolism and thrombosis preventive procedures with timely warnings, can influence patient care quality improvement and lead to the improved performance of the medical staff in preventing the incidence of pulmonary embolism and thrombosis.
Medical Informatics Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Zhila
Z
Agharezaei
Research Center for Modeling in Health, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran. Electronic address: kambiz.bahaadini@gmail.com.
Kambiz
K
Bahaadinbeigy
Health Management Research Center, Baghiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahram
S
Tofighi
Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Laleh
L
Agharezaei
Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Ali
A
Nemati
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D010820:Physicians; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
Clinical decision support system; Deep vein thrombosis; Prophylaxis; Pulmonary embolism; Risk factors