CDSiC Resources

Resources

The Clinical Decision Support Innovation Collaborative (CDSiC) aims to produce resources to advance the development of patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) tools that can help patients make informed decisions with their care teams that align with their specific needs, preferences, and values.

The CDSiC provides information and resources for patients, researchers, developers, and clinicians. Examples of resources found here include PC CDS vignettes, infographics, peer-reviewed articles, literature scans, frameworks, and other tools.

Making Patient Apps Interoperable With the Health IT Ecosystem

Publication Date:

June 25, 2025

This resource for app developers explains considerations for developing patient-facing applications (apps) that are interoperable with clinical health information technology (IT) systems, including electronic health records (EHRs). It also provides examples of apps and the standards they use.

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

Publication Date:

September 26, 2024

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

Quartz App to Support Medication Adherence: Usability and Feasibility Assessment

Publication Date:

September 26, 2024

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

Chartbook: Involving End-Users in Co-Design of Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Publication Date:

September 20, 2024

This chartbook provides an overview of key takeaways from the Trust and Patient-Centeredness Workgroup: Methods for Involving End-Users in the PC CDS Co-Design report.

CDS Standards and Regulatory Frameworks Workgroup: An Initial Taxonomy of Override Reasons for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support (PC CDS) Recommendations

Publication Date:

July 15, 2024

This taxonomy provides a shared set of override domains that can be used by developers and researchers when analyzing why users do not accept patient-centered clinical decision support guidance.

Trust and Patient-Centeredness Workgroup: Methods for Involving End Users in PC CDS Codesign

Publication Date:

August 1, 2023

This resource paves the way for end users' involvement in codesign of patient-centered clinical decision support.