A hospital has an integrated clinical decision support system embedded in the EHR. According to Donabedian's model, this would be considered:
a. structure.
b. process.
c. outcome.
d. effectiveness.
ANS: A
The setting and its attributes (e.g., the physical structure of buildings, staffing rations, the equipment available within an organization, and the budget to support care provision) are all part of structure. The EHR with an embedded CDS system is part of the structure of an organization.
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