The Roadmap for National Action on Clinical Decision Support recommends a series of activities to improve CDS development, implementation and use throughout the United States to help enable improvements in health, and the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare delivery.

	White paper: A Roadmap for National Action on Clinical Decision Support June 13, 2006 Prepared by: Jerome A. Osheroff, MD Jonathan M. Teich, MD, PhD Blackford F. Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc Elaine B. Steen, MA Adam Wright Don E. Detmer, MD, MA Executive Summary (pdf) Download the paper (pdf) Roadmap Slides (pdf) Press Release (pdf)
The key Findings of the CDS Roadmap report were presented to HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt and the American Health Information Community during a meeting of the Community on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 in Washington, DC. CDS Roadmap Slides To view the slides that were presented, Click Here. Webcast To view the Webcast, please go to: http://www.videocast.nih.gov/ram/hhs061306.ram (Real Player) (CDS presentation starts at about the 2:22:00 mark of the online video) Meeting Materials The materials will be posted online at: http://www.hhs.gov/healthit/m20060613.html.
	CDS Workshop: Defining a National Roadmap for Clinical Decision Support October 2005 A workshop held to gather expert input on the development of the CDS Roadmap. Download Workshop Summary (ppt) Download Pictures by Workshop Graphic Facilitator (ppt)
	White paper: Clinical Decision Support in Electronic Prescribing: Recommendations and an Action Plan Report of the Joint Clinical Decision Support Workgroup March 2005 Project co-chairs: Jonathan M. Teich, MD, PhD Jerome A. Osheroff, MD Download the paper (pdf) Read Press Release (pdf)

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CDS Roadmap Steering Committee

Jerry Osheroff, MD, Thomson Micromedex
Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Blackford Middleton, MD, MPH, MSc, Partners Healthcare
Richard W. Singerman, PhD, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology - ONC Liaison
Don E. Detmer, MD, MA, AMIA
Elaine Steen, MA, AMIA - Support
Adam Wright, Oregon Health & Sciences University - Support