Training Unit 1: Introduction to CDS-enabled Quality Improvement

Overview: Welcome to Training Unit 1. After reviewing this Unit, you will have a better understanding of why Clinical Decision Support (CDS) is important to you. This unit also provides a CDS definition and basic approaches such as the CDS 5 Rights, and outlines interrelationships between Meaninful Use, CDS, and quality improvement. Finally, this unit explains how to use the other units in this Toolkit to build capacity and implement and sustain quality improvements using CDS tools.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand CDS-enabled QI, why it is important, and what it looks like when it's working well
• Learn what tools are in the CDS Toolkit
• Learn how to better apply CDS to address improvement imperatives
• Prioritize quality improvement goals and targets
• Design, test, and implement CDS interventions
• Measure the effects of CDS interventions

Modules:

1.1 CDS Definition

1.2 Connection between CDS/QI and MU

1.3 CDS 5 Rights Definition

1.4 Tasks and Key Lessons

1.5 Other Resources

1.6 Transition to Unit 2

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