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. 2016 Sep 20;24(3):472–480. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocw136

Table 4.

Summary of relative tradeoffs between manually authored order sets vs algorithmically generated order suggestions

Aspect Order sets Topic models
Production Manual development Automated generation
Construction Preconceived concepts Underlying data structure
Usability Interruptive workflow Passive dynamic adaption
Applicability Isolated scenarios Composite patient context
Interpretability Annotated rationale Numerical associations
Reliability Clinical judgment Statistical significance