A Description and Functional Taxonomy of Rule-based Decision Support Content at a Large Integrated Delivery Network

Table 5

Interventions by Decision Support Systems

Intervention	Rule Types	Rules	Example Rule
Notify	126	4,708	Alert the user when a patient’s potassium is >5
Log	58	173	Log all uses of ketorolac for utilization review
Provide defaults/pick lists	21	3,142	Compute recommended doses for a patient with renal impairment
Show guidelines	15	740	Show guidelines for use of antibiotics
Collect free text	8	391	Request a reason for overriding an alert
Get approval	3	662	Send order to endocrinology when growth hormone is ordered
Show data entry template	2	147	Request details when asthma is added as a problem

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