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clinical decision support  

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  • Computer systems to augment medical decision making were introduced to the healthcare marketplace in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Healthcare organizations have been using decision support in areas of marketing, cost accounting, strategic planning, and case-mix analysis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Clinical Decision Support]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/clinical_decision_support

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