?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Clinical+Decision+Support+System+for+Oncologist%3A+Perception%2C+Expectations+and+Implementation&rft.creator=Sinha%2C+RK&rft.creator=Pai%2C+MM&rft.creator=Vidyasagar%2C+MS&rft.creator=Vadhiraja%2C+BM&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Clinical+Decision+Support+System+is+an+integral+application+in+modern+healthcare+practice+to+assist+the+clinicians+with+patient+information+and+domain+knowledge+during+patient+care.+Purpose%3A+Assessment+of+perception+and+Identification+of+expectation+are+the+prerequisite+for+the+implementation+of+Clinical+Decision+Support+System+(CDSS).+Methodology%3A+A+descriptive+study+was+conducted+among+the+100+Oncologists+of+cancer+hospitals+and+research+centers+of+Southern+India.+A+validated+survey+questionnaire+related+to+the+perception+and+expectation+towards+CDSS+was+provided+to+the+participants+and+asked+them+to+mark+their+response+on+a+5-Point+Likert+Scale+i.e.+from+Strongly+Agree+to+Strongly+Disagree.+The+time+motion+study+was+also+conducted+to+understand+the+issues+related+to+the+access+of+patient+information+and+domain+knowledge.+Result%3A+The+Oncologist+perception+towards+CDSS+was+found+to+be+significant+where+the+Oncologists+felt+that+the+implementation+of+CDSS+will+decrease+the+cost+of+healthcare+and+increase+the+productivity+of+the+hospital.+The+Oncologists+expected+that+the+system+should+have+the+features+to+automatically+capture+the+clinical+knowledge%2C+practice+guidelines+and+updates+related+to+cancer+care.+The+time+motion+study+revealed+that+the+Oncologists+spend+their+maximum+time+in+documentation+%26+retrieval+of+patient+information+during+patient+care+and+evaluation+because+they+largely+depend+on+printed+text.+A+web+enabled+CDSS+is+developed%2C+implemented%2C+and+tested+against+the+requirement+of+the+Oncologists+where+the+system+was+found+to+be+highly+acceptable+by+the+Oncologists.+Conclusion%3A+The+expectations+of+the+end+users+should+be+fulfilled+to+make+the+CDSS+more+acceptable+and+sustainable+as+the+similar+result+had+been+observed+and+found+in+the+present+research.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-01-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8857%2F1%2F2011-4-7.pdf&rft.identifier=++Sinha%2C+RK+and+Pai%2C+MM+and+Vidyasagar%2C+MS+and+Vadhiraja%2C+BM++(2012)+Clinical+Decision+Support+System+for+Oncologist%3A+Perception%2C+Expectations+and+Implementation.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8857%2F