AHIC Decision Support 2

Question 1

Which type of clinical decision support alert fires when a clinician attempts to order a medication that the patient has documented allergy to?

Accepted Answer

Drug-allergy alert

Answer

A drug-allergy alert is triggered at order entry when the ordered medication conflicts with a documented patient allergy.

Question 2

In the context of CDS, what does 'infobutton' refer to?

Accepted Answer

A context-sensitive link that retrieves relevant reference information at the point of care

Answer

An infobutton provides context-sensitive access to reference knowledge resources based on the clinical context (patient, condition, medication) at the point of care.

Question 3

A hospital wants to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use. Which CDS intervention is best suited for stewardship at the time of prescribing?

Accepted Answer

Order set with preferred agents and required justification fields

Answer

An antibiotic order set with built-in preferred-agent guidance and mandatory indication fields provides stewardship at the prescribing moment.

Question 4

Which metric best evaluates whether a CDS alert is being acted upon appropriately?

Accepted Answer

Alert override rate

Answer

The alert override rate reveals how often clinicians bypass alerts; a high rate may indicate alert fatigue or poorly calibrated rules.

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of a drug-drug interaction (DDI) checker in a clinical decision support system?

Accepted Answer

To warn prescribers when two ordered medications have a known adverse interaction

Answer

A DDI checker cross-references the patient's medication list and warns the prescriber of known pharmacological interactions between co-prescribed drugs.

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AHIC Decision Support 2