Diabetes, Nutrition, Obesity and Eating Disorders

Human weight regulation and obesity

A clinical decision support system (CDSS) is a type of health information technology that provides knowledge and person-specific information to clinicians, staff, patients, and other individuals in order to improve health and health care. CDSS is a collection of tools designed to improve clinical decision-making. These tools include, among other things, computerised alerts and reminders to care providers and patients, clinical guidelines, condition-specific order sets, focused patient data reports and summaries, documentation templates, diagnostic support, and contextually relevant reference information.