- Activity ID
- IA_PSPA_16
- Subcategory
- Patient Safety and Practice Assessment
- Category
- Improvement Activities
Objective
Help eligible clinicians align diagnoses and treatment plans with up-to-date, evidence-based standards and guidelines as part of routine care, thus improving the appropriateness of the care they provide and the health outcomes of their patients.
Activity description
Use decision support—ideally platform-agnostic, interoperable clinical decision support (CDS) tools—and standardized treatment protocols to manage workflow on the care team to meet patient needs. Clinicians should focus on utilizing open-source, freely available, interoperable CDS in completing the requirements of this activity.
Suggested documentation
Documented use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols and/or platform-agnostic, interoperable clinical decision support (CDS) tools to manage team workflows to meet patient needs. Include the following element:
1) Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols and/or platform-agnostic, interoperable clinical decision support (CDS) tools – Documentation (e.g., checklist, order set, algorithm, screenshot) demonstrating use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols and/or platform-agnostic, interoperable clinical decision support (CDS) tools to manage team workflows to meet patient needs. May include use of artificial intelligence/machine learning.