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.

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How To: Measure the Impact of Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Publication Date:

September 16, 2025

This How-To Guide provides an overview of the CDSiC’s products that offer practical insights into the measurement of patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS).

Measurement and Outcomes Workgroup: Considerations for Minimizing Respondent Burden in Collecting Data for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support 

Publication Date:

September 10, 2025

This report explores contributors to, and mitigation strategies for, respondent burden associated with data collection for patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS).  

Implementation, Adoption, and Scaling Workgroup: Text Message-Facilitated PC CDS Implementation: Key Considerations and Promising Practices

Publication Date:

September 9, 2025

This report examines key factors and promising practices for text message-facilitated patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) implementation.

Measuring Patient Experience of Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Publication Date:

September 9, 2025

This report explores the measurement of patients’ experiences with patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) through survey questions.

How To: Empower and Engage Patients with Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Publication Date:

September 9, 2025

This How-To Guide provides an overview of the CDSiC’s resources that empower patients and caregivers by advancing the use of patient preferences data and facilitating shared decision making.

How To: Collaborate with Patients on Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support 

Publication Date:

September 9, 2025

This How-To Guide provides an overview of the CDSiC’s resources that facilitate the design, development, and implementation of patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) tools in collaboration with patients.

CDS Standards and Regulatory Frameworks Workgroup: Approaches to Standardizing Override Reasons for Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support

Publication Date:

September 9, 2025

This report recommends examples of user-friendly override reasons and strategies for implementing the previously developed override taxonomy for patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS).

Framework and Inventory of Patient Engagement Measures for PC CDS

Publication Date:

August 15, 2025

This report introduces a first of its kind framework and inventory of measures that assess patient engagement throughout the patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) lifecycle.

How Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support Can Strengthen Shared Decision Making

Publication Date:

July 2, 2025

This resource describes how patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS) can be leveraged throughout each step of the shared decision making process to help clinicians deliver patient-centered care and help patients make health-related decisions.

Incorporating Patient Preferences in Patient-Centered Clinical Decision Support 

Publication Date:

June 25, 2025

Patient preferences can support a patient’s care experience and healthcare decision making. This resource shows different methods and timepoints in a patient’s care journey when their preferences can be collected and used in patient-centered clinical decision support (PC CDS). 