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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention: Clinical Decision-Support Systems (CDSS)

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: April 2013

Workgroups: Heart Disease and Stroke Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). CPSTF found evidence that CDSS improve screening for CVD risk factors and practices for CVD-related preventive care services, clinical tests, and treatments. CDSS are computer-based information systems designed to assist healthcare providers in implementing clinical guidelines at the point of care. CDSS use patient data to provide tailored patient assessments and evidence-based treatment recommendations for healthcare providers to consider.

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Objectives related to this resource (5)

Improve cardiovascular health in adults — HDS‑01
Little or no detectable change
Reduce coronary heart disease deaths — HDS‑02
Improving
Reduce stroke deaths — HDS‑03
Getting worse
Increase control of high blood pressure in adults — HDS‑05
LHI label
Baseline only
Increase cholesterol treatment in adults — HDS‑07
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2013). Heart disease and stroke prevention: clinical decision-support systems (CDSS). Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/cardiovascular-disease-clinical-decision-support-systems-cdss