Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Health Care Processes and Decision Making
Lecture:Gathering data and analyzing findings
Making a diagnosis
The impact of EHRs and technology on clinical decision-making
Slide content:Health Care Process and Decision Making Learning Objectives Describe the elements of the classic paradigm of the clinical process (Lecture a). List the types of information used by clinicians when they care for patients (Lecture a). Describe the steps required to manage information during the patient-clinician interaction (Lectures a, b, c). List the different information structures or formats used to organize clinical information (Lecture b). Describe different paradigms and elements of clinical decision making. (Lectures a, b) Explain the differences among observations, findings, syndromes, and diseases (Lectures a, b, c). Describe techniques or approaches used by clinicians to reach a diagnosis (Lectures a, b, c, d, e). List the major types of factors that clinicians consider when devising a management plan for a patients condition in addition to the diagnosis and recommended treatment (Lecture e). Describe the role of EHRs and technology in the clinical decision making-process (lecture a, b, c, d, e). 3
Slide notes:The Objectives for Health Care Processes and Decision Making are to: Describe the elements of the classic paradigm of the clinical process. List the types of information used by clinicians when they care for patients. Describe the steps required to manage information during the patient-clinician interaction. List the different information structures or formats used to organize clinical information. Describe different paradigms and elements of clinical decision making. Explain the differences among observations, findings, syndromes, and diseases. Describe techniques or approaches used by clinicians to reach a diagnosis. List the major factors that clinicians consider when devising a management plan for a patients condition in addition to the diagnosis and recommended treatment. Describe the role of EHRs and technology in the clinical decision-making process. 3