Clinical Decision Support: The Law, the Future, and the Role for Radiologists

Clinical Decision Support (CDS) was designed as an interactive, electronic tool for use by clinicians that communicates Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) information to the user and assists them in making the most appropriate treatment decision for a patient's specific clinical condition. Policyma...

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Published in:Current problems in diagnostic radiology 2020-09, Vol.49 (5), p.337-339
Main Authors: Golding, Lauren Parks, Nicola, Gregory N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Decision Support Systems, Clinical - legislation & jurisprudence
Decision Support Systems, Clinical - trends
Diagnostic Imaging
Forecasting
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Medicare - legislation & jurisprudence
Professional Role
Radiologists
United States
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Summary:Clinical Decision Support (CDS) was designed as an interactive, electronic tool for use by clinicians that communicates Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) information to the user and assists them in making the most appropriate treatment decision for a patient's specific clinical condition. Policymakers recognized AUC as a potential solution to control inappropriate utilization of imaging and made CDS mandatory in the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. In the years since Protecting Access to Medicare Act, data on the potential impact of CDS has been mixed and much of the physician community has expressed concern about the logistics of the program. This article aims to review the legislation behind the AUC program, the events that have transpired since, and some of the challenges and opportunities facing radiologists in the current environment.
ISSN:0363-0188
1535-6302
DOI:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.02.001