Clinical decision support methods and infrastructure

This chapter reviews modes of information delivery in clinical decision support (CDS) and options for developing pharmacogenomic CDS, including within an Electronic Health Records system or through a third-party application. Many challenges exist in the implementation of pharmacogenomics CDS systems. This chapter serves as a guide to overcoming these challenges while pointing to emerging approaches that promise to reduce several of the common barriers to providing infrastructure for effective pharmacogenomic CDS.