Using Diagnostic Decision Support Systems to Reduce Diagnostic Error: A Survey of Critical Care Physicians

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dc.contributor.authorJones, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-07T20:38:40Z
dc.date.available2020-12-07T20:38:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the use of decisions support systems (DSS) by critical care physicians and to address the following questions: Does the use of a decision support system during diagnosis reduce diagnostic error and how are decision support systems used by critical care physicians? There are no studies that address these research questions in a clinical setting. The information assessment method (IAM) was used to guide the development of the survey questions. Critical care physicians from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center were surveyed. Chi squared test for independence was used to determine the relationship between DSS use and diagnostic error rates. There were three main findings of the study: (1) use of a DSS by a critical care physician can decrease diagnostic error by up to 60%; (2) 56% of critical care physicians are using a DSS during diagnosis to learn something new, confirm something they already knew, and/or to reassure themselves; and (3) the increased use of a DSS by critical care physicians can lead to a decrease in the belief of the ability of a DSS to reduce diagnostic error.
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dc.identifier.citationJones, E.S. (2020). Using diagnostic decision support systems to reduce diagnostic error: A survey of critical care physicians. (Publication No. /ark:/67531/metadc1703434) Doctoral dissertation, University of North Texas]. UNT Digital Library.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/326592
dc.subject.keywordsDSS
dc.subject.keywordsDecision support systems
dc.subject.keywordsDiagnostic error
dc.subject.keywordsDX
dc.subject.keywordsInformation science
dc.subject.keywordsMisdiagnosis
dc.titleUsing Diagnostic Decision Support Systems to Reduce Diagnostic Error: A Survey of Critical Care Physicians
dc.typeDissertation

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