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1. Implement automated, electronic clinical decision support rules (in addition to drug-drug and drug-allergy contraindication checking) according to specialty or clinical priorities that use demographic data, specific patient diagnoses, conditions, diagnostic test results and/or patient medication list.
2. Automatically and electronically generate and indicate (e.g., pop-up message or sound) in real-time, alerts and care suggestions based upon clinical decision support rules and evidence grade.
3. Automatically and electronically track, record, and generate reports on the number of alerts responded to by a user.