Computerized Clinical Decision Support: Contributions from 2015.
OBJECTIVE
To summarize recent research and select the best papers published in 2015 in the field of computerized clinical decision support for the Decision Support section of the IMIA yearbook.


METHODS
A literature review was performed by searching two bibliographic databases for papers related to clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) and computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems. The aim was to identify a list of candidate best papers from the retrieved papers that were then peer-reviewed by external reviewers. A consensus meeting between the two section editors and the IMIA editorial team was finally conducted to conclude in the best paper selection.


RESULTS
Among the 974 retrieved papers, the entire review process resulted in the selection of four best papers. One paper reports on a CDSS routinely applied in pediatrics for more than 10 years, relying on adaptations of the Arden Syntax. Another paper assessed the acceptability and feasibility of an important CPOE evaluation tool in hospitals outside the US where it was developed. The third paper is a systematic, qualitative review, concerning usability flaws of medication-related alerting functions, providing an important evidence-based, methodological contribution in the domain of CDSS design and development in general. Lastly, the fourth paper describes a study quantifying the effect of a complex, continuous-care, guideline-based CDSS on the correctness and completeness of clinicians' decisions.


CONCLUSIONS
While there are notable examples of routinely used decision support systems, this 2015 review on CDSSs and CPOE systems still shows that, despite methodological contributions, theoretical frameworks, and prototype developments, these technologies are not yet widely spread (at least with their full functionalities) in routine clinical practice. Further research, testing, evaluation, and training are still needed for these tools to be adopted in clinical practice and, ultimately, illustrate the benefits that they promise.
Dr Vassilis Koutkias, Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas, 6th Km. Charilaou - Thermi Road, P.O. BOX 60361, GR - 57001 Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece, Tel. +30 2311 25 76 15, E-mail: vkoutkias@certh.gr.
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D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems; D010372:Pediatrics; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
International Medical Informatics Association; Medical informatics; clinical decision support systems; yearbook