CDSS IMPLEMENTATION
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS:
GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTATION
Foundation
Successful CDS implementation requires a strong foundation.
The first steps in implementing CDS into a health care organization should include:
• assessing the organization’s readiness to
adopt CDS interventions in their EMR
Stepsessential for a Strong
•Key
Identify
CDSFoundation
stakeholders and have “starter” conversations. • Within the starter conversation
begin by brainstorming goals for using CDS.
staff’s interest in using CDS to improve outcomes • and the organization’s overall capacity for change. • Determine the culture and
Effectively determining the organization’s readiness, resources and change capacity will improve the ability to implement CDS successfully • Create a game plan for working
•
organizational readiness for a
CDS imitative
on the next set of activities to continue planning for CDS implementation. CDS Implementation Team
Why an Effective Implementation
Team is Necessary
An effective implementation team:
• helps to align stakeholder expectations with the
objectives of the CDS intervention
• manages the roll-out, training, ongoing support,
routine feedback, and knowledge management
Key Steps to Assembling an
Implementation Team
• Understand the stakeholder roles
required for successful implementation. • Recruit implementation team
members and cultivate clinical champions. • and facilitates open communication with end-
users.
Aside from driving the execution of steps to implement CDS, an effective implementation team builds a culture of acceptance for CDS as an effective tool to improve care processes and clinical outcomes.
• Collaborate with outside sources
to fuels gaps in the implementation team.
• Assemble the implementation
team to begin planning.
CDS Development, Design, & Deployment
CDS Roll-Out Requires Careful
Preparation and Capacity-Building
Rolling out a new CDS intervention should only start after a carefully developed rollout plan has
GUIDE TO IMPLEMENTATION
Foundation
Successful CDS implementation requires a strong foundation.
The first steps in implementing CDS into a health care organization should include:
• assessing the organization’s readiness to
adopt CDS interventions in their EMR
Stepsessential for a Strong
•Key
Identify
CDSFoundation
stakeholders and have “starter” conversations. • Within the starter conversation
begin by brainstorming goals for using CDS.
staff’s interest in using CDS to improve outcomes • and the organization’s overall capacity for change. • Determine the culture and
Effectively determining the organization’s readiness, resources and change capacity will improve the ability to implement CDS successfully • Create a game plan for working
•
organizational readiness for a
CDS imitative
on the next set of activities to continue planning for CDS implementation. CDS Implementation Team
Why an Effective Implementation
Team is Necessary
An effective implementation team:
• helps to align stakeholder expectations with the
objectives of the CDS intervention
• manages the roll-out, training, ongoing support,
routine feedback, and knowledge management
Key Steps to Assembling an
Implementation Team
• Understand the stakeholder roles
required for successful implementation. • Recruit implementation team
members and cultivate clinical champions. • and facilitates open communication with end-
users.
Aside from driving the execution of steps to implement CDS, an effective implementation team builds a culture of acceptance for CDS as an effective tool to improve care processes and clinical outcomes.
• Collaborate with outside sources
to fuels gaps in the implementation team.
• Assemble the implementation
team to begin planning.
CDS Development, Design, & Deployment
CDS Roll-Out Requires Careful
Preparation and Capacity-Building
Rolling out a new CDS intervention should only start after a carefully developed rollout plan has