Clinical decision support systems (CDSS)

Source: Kawamoto, K., Houlihan, C.A., Balas, E.A., & Lobach, D.F. Improving clinical practice using clinical decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success. BMJ 2005;330:765

Clinical decision support systems (CDSS): "provide clinicians with patient-specific assessments or recommendations to aid clinical decision making. May be manual or computer based."