clinical decision support

An Emergency Department Nudge-Based Strategy to Screen and Treat Patients With Alcohol Misuse

By MedXY 05/27/2026

A multicomponent emergency department workflow using screening, electronic prompts, and discharge decision support significantly increased naltrexone prescribing for patients with alcohol-related diagnoses.

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AI-Driven Decision Support for Antibiotic Switching: Why Clinicians Value Caution Over Speed

By MedXY 01/15/2026

A randomized multimethod study reveals that while AI clinical decision support systems for antibiotic switching are well-received, their primary influence is reinforcing conservative prescribing. The study underscores that usability and clinical evidence outweigh the importance of AI explanations at the point of care.

Clinical Updates news Oncology

Optimizing Patient-Centered Lung Cancer Screening: Insights from the MyLungHealth Randomized Clinical Trial

By MedXY 12/28/2025

This review analyzes the MyLungHealth trial, demonstrating how EHR-integrated, patient-facing tools significantly improve lung cancer screening eligibility identification and CT ordering rates compared to clinician-facing support alone.

Internal Medicine Nephrology news

Clinical Decision Support Tool May Improve ACEI and ARB Use in CKD

By MedXY 11/14/2025

A personalized clinical decision support tool increased 30‑day reinitiation of ACE inhibitors or ARBs from 13% to 18% among veterans with CKD; benefits were modest and limited by population and implementation factors.

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Advancing Clinical Care with AI Agents: Systematic Review of Performance and Integration in Medicine

By MedXY 09/14/2025

This review evaluates AI agent systems built on large language models in healthcare, demonstrating improved clinical task accuracy over base models, especially in complex scenarios. Multi-agent architectures show promise but require further real-world validation.

Clinical Updates news

FDA Approves ArteraAI Prostate: The First AI-Driven Software Transforming Localized Prostate Cancer Management

By MedXY 08/19/2025

ArteraAI Prostate, the first FDA-approved AI-driven multimodal software, offers personalized clinical decision support for localized prostate cancer, improving treatment precision and reducing overtreatment risks.

AI Medical News news Pathology & Lab Medicine Specialties

Systemic Bias in AI: A Double-Edged Sword for Hospital Diagnostic Accuracy

By MedXY 07/30/2025

Systemically biased AI models can reduce clinicians' diagnostic accuracy, and explanations alone may not mitigate this harm, according to a multicenter study involving over 450 clinicians.