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 Processes and Decision Making Summary Lecture c Diagnostic thinking: Techniques for making a diagnosis Systematic approaches Pathophysiologic approaches Patterns of data in diagnosis Topographic Temporal Clinical context Heuristics Mathematical approaches to assist in clinical decision making 12
Slide notes:This concludes Lecture c of Health Care Processes and Decision Making . In summary, this lecture examined diagnostic thinking and looked at techniques for making a diagnosis, such as using a systematic or a pathophysiologic approach. Also discussed were topographic, temporal, and clinically contextual patterns of data for use in diagnosis; the use of heuristics; and mathematical approaches to assist in clinical decision making. 12