title: The role of the Pharmacist in the design, development and implementation of Medication Prescription Support Systems.
abstract: Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) are computerized tools designed to help healthcare professionals to make clinical and therapeutic decisions, with the objective of improving patient care. Prescription-targeted CDSS have the highest impact in improving patient safety. Although there are different designs and functionalities, all these systems will combine clinical knowledge and patient information in a smart manner, in order to improve the prescription process. With the emergence of new technologies and advances in smart decision systems, the implementation of said systems can achieve an important improvement in terms of the prescription process and patient safety. The design and implementation of these systems should be performed by a multidisciplinary team of professionals, where Pharmacists will play an important role due to their technical knowledge about medications and the technologies associated to their use. This article aims to provide basic guidelines for the design and adequate implementation, monitoring and follow-up of Clinical Decision Support Systems within the setting of pharmacological prescription.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Unit. Hospital Universitari de Vic. Barcelona,. solanuria13@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sola Bonada
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Unit. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.. solanuria13@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Álvarez Díaz
authors.affiliation: Pharmacy Unit. Hospital Clínic, Barcelona.. solanuria13@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Codina Jané
mesh_terms: D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D006801:Humans; D054539:Medication Therapy Management; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D061214:Patient Safety; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024382:Professional Role