CDSiC & Clinicians

Patient-centered CDS (PC CDS) is being used by patients and clinicians across the country to achieve better outcomes by considering patient-specific factors for better decisions. The Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC) serves as an information hub for clinicians looking to advance shared decision-making and person-centered care delivery.

CDSiC and clinicians generic picture Clinical decision support (CDS) tools can help clinicians practice evidence-based medicine by making the right thing to do the easiest thing to do.

New, innovative treatments and improved interventions are developed daily, and it can be difficult for busy clinicians to keep up and prioritize care. CDS can certainly help. But just as the clinical evidence evolves, so do patient needs and preferences. As health systems strive to provide truly patient-centered care, PC CDS can help them achieve this goal. PC CDS tools leverage evidence-based knowledge and integrate the voice, perspective, and preferences of the patient by using patient-reported or patient-generated information, enabling clinicians and patients to engage in shared decision-making.

The CDSiC recognizes the importance of clinician input in achieving this vision and engages closely with them. Patients, patient advocates and representatives, researchers, and health information technology experts also provide a voice to ensure that their unique perspectives contribute to effective tools and resources that the CDSiC develops in support of patient-centered care.

Clinicians and healthcare systems can use this website to better understand what PC CDS is and how it is used, including real-world examples where it has supported shared decision making and patient-centered care delivery.

Introduction to Clinician Use of Patient-Centered Clinical Decision

Outcomes and Objectives Workgroup: Taxonomy of Patient Preferences

This taxonomy identifies and characterizes patient preferences relevant to patient-centered clinical decision support.

Outcomes and Objectives Workgroup: Integration of Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Into Shared Decision Making

This report provides a framework for the use of patient-centered clinical decision support to facilitate shared decision making.

Infographic: Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Explained

The Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC) created this infographic to explain the definition of patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS).

Real World PC CDS: Patient-Centered CDS for Postpartum Hypertension Monitoring

Read this vignette to see an example of how patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) is being used in the real world to support patient-centered care for postpartum women.

Implementation, Adoption, and Scaling Workgroup: Exploring Challenges and Opportunities for Patient Engagement, Implementation, Adoption, and Scaling Through PC CDS Case Studies

This report offers insights and recommendations for implementing and scaling patient-centered clinical decision support.

Improving the Usability of PC CDS for Clinicians

Visualization of Patient-Generated Health Data: A Scoping Review of Dashboard Designs

From the AHRQ CDSiC Innovation Center, this article published in Applied Clinical Informatics (ACI) shares findings from a scoping review of studies of patient-generated health data (PGHD) dashboards that involved clinician users in design or evaluations.

Scaling, Measurement, and Dissemination of CDS Workgroup: Approaches to Measuring Patient-Centered CDS Workflow and Lifeflow Impact

This report examines how patient-centered CDS interventions impact care team workflows and patient lifeflows.

Quartz App to Support Medication Adherence: Usability and Feasibility Assessment

This report assesses the design, development, deployment, and future use of a PC CDS application (app) that supports hypertension medication adherence.

PAIGE Chatbot for Patient-Clinician Communication: Usability and Utility Assessment

This report assesses the future use of a patient-facing large language model-powered PC CDS prototype that seeks to streamline patient-provider communication.

Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup: Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Planning and Reporting Tool User Guide

This user guide provides information about how to complete the Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Planning and Reporting Tool.

Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Challenges and Opportunities Identified from Workflow Execution Models

This article, published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA), uses workflow execution models to highlight new considerations for patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) policies, processes, procedures, technology, and expertise required to support new workflows. Implementing and working with these new PC CDS-focused workflow execution models can lead to long-term positive impacts on patient health.