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Clinical Decision Support System

CDSS · clinical decision support

Clinical Decision Support System

Established

Software that provides clinicians with patient-specific information or recommendations to inform a decision.

Whether a system merely displays reference material or acts on an individual's data is the line that turns it into a regulated device.

Context

SourceMDCG 2019-11 Rev.1; FDA Clinical Decision Support Software guidance