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The impact of a point‐of‐care visual clinical decision support tool on admissions for cellulitis in the University of Maryland medical system

2023; Wiley; Volume: 4; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/emp2.12969

2688-1152

Zachary Dezman, Daniel L. Lemkin, Art Papier, Brian J. Browne,

Healthcare Quality and Management

Cellulitis is commonly diagnosed in emergency departments (EDs), yet roughly one third of ED patients admitted for presumed cellulitis have another, usually benign, condition instead (eg, stasis dermatitis). This suggests there is an opportunity to reduce health care resource use through improved diagnosis at the point of care. This study seeks to test whether a clinical decision support (CDS) tool interoperable with the electronic medical record (EMR) can reduce inappropriate hospital admissions and drive more appropriate and accurate care.