Clinical Decision Support: Page 3

Is radiology ready for clinical decision support?

By Louise Gagnon

Starting in January 2020, the testing period will begin for new federal rules requiring medical imaging exams to be ordered using appropriate use criteria (AUC) and clinical decision support (CDS). The question is, are radiology practices ready?

November 24, 2019

Automated workflow expedites handling of external CDs

By Erik L. Ridley

An automated workflow process can accurately and expeditiously handle the importing of outside imaging studies that arrive on CDs, freeing up staff time and enabling near real-time availability of these exams on PACS, according to research published online November 11 in the Journal of Digital Imaging.

November 17, 2019

Road to RSNA 2019: Imaging Informatics Preview

By Erik L. Ridley

Our final destination on the Road to RSNA is imaging informatics -- specifically PACS, cybersecurity, structured reporting, clinical decision support (CDS), analytics, and issues regarding patient access to radiology results. RSNA 2019 attendees can learn how to improve their radiology reports, the benefits of CDS for radiologists, ways informatics can help better communicate imaging results, and much more.

November 13, 2019

Software platform facilitates CDS for radiologists

By Erik L. Ridley

Tuesday, December 3 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | IN144-ED-TUA7 | Lakeside, IN Community, Station 7Researchers from Massachusetts will describe in this poster presentation how their computer-assisted reporting and decision-support system can enable clinical decision support (CDS) for radiologists.

November 13, 2019

MedCurrent wins CDS contract from Emory Healthcare

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Clinical decision-support (CDS) software developer MedCurrent has received an order from Emory Healthcare for its OrderWise imaging CDS software.

July 21, 2019

CDS prompts appropriate advanced imaging orders

By Kate Madden Yee

Using clinical decision-support (CDS) software in clinical practice improves the appropriateness scores of advanced imaging orders, according to a study published online July 16 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 16, 2019

ScriptSender, MedCurrent team up on CDS software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare technology firm ScriptSender and clinical decision-support (CDS) software developer MedCurrent have announced a partnership to improve the efficiency of sharing CDS data.

June 30, 2019

CDs still prevail for giving patients access to images

By Erik L. Ridley

The compact disk (CD) has increasingly become an obsolete form of storage that's no longer readily accessible by many computers. However, most hospitals still rely on this archaic medium to provide patients with copies of their imaging studies, according to research published online June 11 in Radiology.

June 12, 2019

CDS reduces inappropriate imaging in the ED

By Kate Madden Yee

Inappropriate orders for advanced imaging in the emergency department (ED) decrease when hospitals use clinical decision-support (CDS) tools, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 28, 2019

Mobile App Spotlight: Rads Consult

By Erik L. Ridley

AuntMinnie.com presents the next article in an ongoing series highlighting notable mobile apps in radiology. In this installment, we take a look at Rads Consult, created to assist referring physicians in appropriately ordering imaging studies, Rads Consult is a radiology-specific clinical decision support (CDS) tool designed for use on mobile devices.

March 17, 2019

Medicare's AUC/CDS mandate will begin next year

By Sandy Coffta

Starting January 1, 2020, your referring physicians will be required to use appropriate use criteria (AUC) and clinical decision support (CDS) when ordering imaging exams for Medicare patients. And if they don't, guess who doesn't get paid for the images you read? You. Sandy Coffta of Healthcare Administrative Partners explains.

January 29, 2019

Can local use guidelines reduce inappropriate imaging?

By Erik L. Ridley

Imaging utilization rules based on national guidelines may not cover all clinical circumstances. Appropriate use criteria based on local best practices can fill this gap, however, and help avoid inappropriate imaging, according to research published online November 7 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

November 11, 2018

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