Integrating Computerized physician order entry as a CDSS

CRITERIA: Integrating Computerized physician order entry as a CDSS

The paper should include 7 – 8 pages of content (excluding title page and reference list – abstract is not required) and address all of the following criteria.
Clinical decision support system (CDSS) Description (25 points):

Describe the problem (the difference between a perceived condition and a desired condition) the computerized CDSS is being considered or currently used to solve in the health care setting of your choice. Include background information and rationale as to why this CDSS was selected to solve the problem.
Explain the functional components and structures of the CDSS.
Include:

vendor name and location on the Web
systems architecture/configuration and how it works
Analyze market penetration/saturation and provide evidence with response. Assess whether the CDSS supports advanced nursing practice decision making by specifying the objectives and key decisions to be supported by the CDSS

Organization Utilization of CDSS (30 points):

Identify the health care setting in which the CDSS is being used as well as potential areas of expansion.
Describe the organizational stakeholders who will purchase, influence, or champion the product’s implementation and ongoing support. Discuss any problems encountered at the agency with regards to:

Positions held in the organization.
Scope of their authority to make decisions regarding the CDSS.
Role these people have in the identification of the problem.

Describe the organizational end user who will be impacted by the implementation of the product and how support for adoption will be garnered.
Predict how the CDSS will integrate into existing clinical workflow.

Include:

Risks
Benefits

Technical Implications of CDSS (25 points):

Identify the required and optional data and data sources used for the CDSS.
Describe the integration points of the software.
Appraise the deployment model and its risks and benefits.

Scholarly Writing & Evidence (10 points each):

The paper is limited to 7-8 pages (excluding the title page and references) and must reflect APA 7th edition standards for formatting (e.g., title page, 2-level headings, references, grammar, punctuation, mechanics, usage) and writing consistent with Standard American English. Be sure to include the requirements outlined in the scoring rubric.

*Scholarly articles integrated within the paper should come from the most current nursing or related literature (published no more than 7 years ago), but may be older if a seminal source or where there is a gap in the literature; at least one reference used within the paper should come from a discipline outside nursing. Minimum of 10 references required.