The Role of Technology in Enhancing Clinical Decision-Making for Health Professionals

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Kaival M Shah, Moksha M. Shah, Isha P. Shah, Harsh H. Patel

Abstract

Background
The potential for technology to significantly improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery through the integration of technology into clinical decision-making is great. To help healthcare professionals make evidence-based, timely decisions more and more technologies - Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS), and telemedicine are being adopted. Nevertheless, these technologies continue to face the challenge of system interoperability and insufficient training.


Methods:
A cross-sectional survey design was used in the study to explore how healthcare technologies are used and what impact they have on clinical decision-making. Physicians and nurses surveyed were shown their experiences with EHRs, CDSS, and telemedicine platforms. Data such as how technology was used, how people saw that technology as being effective, and what stopped people from integrating the new technology into their daily routines were collected and data was collected on how the technology affected clinical outcomes and how fast decisions could be made.


Results:
The findings showed that healthcare technologies greatly improved clinical decision-making by increasing decision accuracy and decreasing decision time. The reported effectiveness of physicians was higher than nurses, probably due to differences in exposure to advanced decision-support tools. Technical, training, and integration barriers were found, which prevented the full use of technology.


Conclusion:
The study emphasizes the positive effects of technology on clinical decision-making but makes the point that this should be better integrated, with tailored training, and that system-related problems need to be addressed. Future work should concentrate on improving system interoperability, expanding telemedicine, and improving the training of all healthcare professionals for effective use of technology in clinical settings.

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