DNP 805 Topic 3 Discussion 2

DNP 805 Topic 3 Discussion 2 Select a particular medication or clinical problem. Describe how the CPOE and/or CDSS technologies support care decisions in this area. Numerous patients live with the complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Those living with this chronic condition experience multiple ED admissions and hospitalizations to manage their symptoms. As such it is important for physicians and other practitioners to utilize information technology to enhance the treatment regimen for these individuals. Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) is software that is designed to be a direct aid to the clinical decision-making process where patient characteristics are aligned to a computerized knowledge base and patient-centered assessments or recommendations are presented to the clinician and/or the patient for a decision (Velickovski et al., 2014). This technology can help to close the gap between evidence-based practice and the clinical care delivered to the patient. To address this gap, the CDSS should deliver fast and reliable