Clinical decision support in the era of artificial intelligence.

Edward H. Shortliffe; Martin J. Sepúlveda

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Clinical decision support in the era of artificial intelligence.

November 21, 2018

Shortliffe EH, Sepúlveda MJ. JAMA. 2018;320(21):2199-2200.

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Clinical decision support on the front line of care harbors both potential benefits and barriers to effective care delivery. This commentary outlines system challenges such as complexity and poor communication that hinder reliable adoption and use of clinical decision support. The authors highlight the need for research and evaluation models to help bring clinical decision support safely and effectively into daily health care work.

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