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Review
. 2021 Feb 22:35:27.
doi: 10.47176/mjiri.35.27. eCollection 2021.

Clinical decision support systems-based interventions to improve medication outcomes: A systematic literature review on features and effects

Leila Shahmoradi  1 , Reza Safdari  1 , Hossein Ahmadi  2 , Maryam Zahmatkeshan  3
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Clinical decision support systems-based interventions to improve medication outcomes: A systematic literature review on features and effects

Leila Shahmoradi et al. Med J Islam Repub Iran. .

Abstract

Background: Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) interventions were used to improve the life quality and safety in patients and also to improve practitioner performance, especially in the field of medication. Therefore, the aim of the paper was to summarize the available evidence on the impact, outcomes and significant factors on the implementation of CDSS in the field of medicine. Methods: This study is a systematic literature review. PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, EMBASE, and ProQuest were investigated by 15 February 2017. The inclusion requirements were met by 98 papers, from which 13 had described important factors in the implementation of CDSS, and 86 were medicated-related. We categorized the system in terms of its correlation with medication in which a system was implemented, and our intended results were examined. In this study, the process outcomes (such as; prescription, drug-drug interaction, drug adherence, etc.), patient outcomes, and significant factors affecting the implementation of CDSS were reviewed. Results: We found evidence that the use of medication-related CDSS improves clinical outcomes. Also, significant results were obtained regarding the reduction of prescription errors, and the improvement in quality and safety of medication prescribed. Conclusion: The results of this study show that, although computer systems such as CDSS may cause errors, in most cases, it has helped to improve prescribing, reduce side effects and drug interactions, and improve patient safety. Although these systems have improved the performance of practitioners and processes, there has not been much research on the impact of these systems on patient outcomes.

Keywords: Clinical decision support system; Medication; Patient outcomes; Significant factors; Systematic review.

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Conflicts of Interest: None declared

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