The Design of PE Dx, a CDS to Support Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis in the ED

Abstract

Designing and implementing clinical decision support (CDS) in health care has been challenging. Attempts have been made to design and implement CDS to support clinical procedures, but many of these CDSs have met user resistance. One possible explanation for the lack of acceptability can be the poor design of the CDS. In this study, we describe the design of PE Dx, a CDS built to support the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department (ED) using human factors methods.