… health care services. Current research demonstrates the potential of computerized decision
support systems (… efficiency and quality of health care delivery systems. CDSSs have been …

… The final chapter in this section provides guidance on the use of decision support tools for
patients. This book represents an effort, not just by the editor or the individual chapter authors, …

… Its focus has intentionally been on the methods needed to help promote use, acceptance
and ownership of a GIS tool to support child health decision making by involving users …

… , analysis, and decision-making, the number of spatial decision support systems reported in
the last … of spatial decision support systems developed to assist public health officials in the …

… , evidence supporting widespread use is limited. A CDSS is “any electronic system designed
to aid directly in clinical decision making, … This review examines 3 types of decision-support …

… Tools have been developed to support public health professionals as they work … public
health departments involved in a study to develop capacity for evidence-informed decision making…

… The San Francisco Department of Public Health used the Documentum 4i content
management capabilities to automate its contract approval process. Fortis Bank, part of Fortis, an …

… Eligible studies must explore how research evidence is used in decision making for public
health. We defined public health decision making as that which affects the general health of …

… and decisions. We will use the term ‘health system and public health decisions’ to … both
recommendations and decisions, and we will refer to the group of people making a …

… contemporary public health practice; (2) commonly used analytic tools and processes; (3)
keys to when public health action is warranted; (4) a strategic approach to decision making …