CDS Optimization Best Practices: AI Enhancement, Security, Compliance, and Performance Strategies

Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems represent significant investments for healthcare organizations, with implementation costs often exceeding $500,000 and annual maintenance consuming substantial resources. However, many organizations fail to achieve optimal clinical impact from their CDS investments due to inadequate optimization strategies.

This comprehensive guide outlines proven best practices for CDS optimization across AI enhancement, clinical workflow integration, security frameworks, regulatory compliance, and continuous performance monitoring, providing actionable strategies to maximize clinical decision support effectiveness.

Foundation: Establishing CDS Optimization Framework

Governance Structure

Successful CDS optimization requires dedicated governance:

CDS Optimization Committee:

Chief Medical Information Officer (CMIO)
├── Clinical Leadership (Chief of Staff, Department Chiefs)
├── Quality and Safety Officers (CMO, CNO)
├── IT Leadership (CIO, CDS Administrators)
├── Compliance and Privacy Officers (HIPAA, Privacy)
├── End-User Representatives (Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists)
├── Data Scientists and AI Experts
├── Patient Safety Advocates
└── Vendor Partners (EHR, CDS Providers)

Meeting Cadence:

• Weekly tactical meetings (60-90 minutes)
• Monthly strategic reviews (90 minutes)
• Quarterly executive updates (60 minutes)
• Annual optimization planning (half-day workshop)

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Establish baseline metrics and track improvement:

Clinical Impact Metrics:

• Guideline adherence rates by specialty and provider
• Diagnostic accuracy improvements and error reductions
• Medication safety event rates and adverse drug events
• Clinical outcome improvements (LOS, readmissions, complications)

User Adoption and Efficiency Metrics:

• CDS alert acceptance rates and override analysis
• Time to clinical decision-making and documentation
• Provider satisfaction and usability scores
• System availability and performance metrics

Financial and Operational Metrics:

• Cost savings from prevented adverse events
• Revenue impact from improved coding and billing
• ROI on CDS investment and optimization initiatives
• Maintenance and support cost trends

AI Enhancement Optimization: Intelligent Clinical Reasoning

Advanced Machine Learning Model Optimization

Continuous Model Training and Validation:

// AI Model Optimization and Validation Framework
interface AIModelOptimizer {
  retrainModel(
    modelId: string,
    newData: TrainingData[]
  ): Promise<ModelPerformance>;
  validateModel(
    model: tf.LayersModel,
    validationData: ValidationData[]
  ): Promise<ValidationResults>;
  optimizeHyperparameters(
    model: tf.LayersModel,
    searchSpace: HyperparameterSpace
  ): Promise<OptimizedModel>;
  monitorModelDrift(modelId: string): Promise<ModelDriftAnalysis>;
  updateModelInProduction(
    modelId: string,
    newModel: tf.LayersModel
  ): Promise<DeploymentResult>;
}

class CDSModelOptimizer implements AIModelOptimizer {
  private modelRegistry: ModelRegistry;
  private trainingPipeline: TrainingPipeline;
  private validationEngine: ValidationEngine;
  private monitoringService: MonitoringService;

  constructor() {
    this.modelRegistry = new ModelRegistry();
    this.trainingPipeline = new TrainingPipeline();
    this.validationEngine = new ValidationEngine();
    this.monitoringService = new MonitoringService();
  }

  async retrainModel(
    modelId: string,
    newData: TrainingData[]
  ): Promise<ModelPerformance> {
    // Load current model
    const currentModel = await this.modelRegistry.loadModel(modelId);

    // Prepare training data with data quality checks
    const preparedData = await this.prepareTrainingData(newData);

    // Retrain model with new data
    const retrainedModel = await this.trainingPipeline.retrainModel(
      currentModel,
      preparedData
    );

    // Validate retrained model
    const validationResults = await this.validateModel(
      retrainedModel,
      preparedData.validation
    );

    // Compare performance with current model
    const currentPerformance = await this.getCurrentModelPerformance(modelId);
    const performanceComparison = this.compareModelPerformance(
      currentPerformance,
      validationResults
    );

    return {
      modelId,
      newPerformance: validationResults,
      improvement: performanceComparison.improvement,
      canDeploy: performanceComparison.improvement > 0.05, // 5% improvement threshold
    };
  }

  async validateModel(
    model: tf.LayersModel,
    validationData: ValidationData[]
  ): Promise<ValidationResults> {
    const results: ValidationResults = {
      accuracy: 0,
      precision: 0,
      recall: 0,
      f1Score: 0,
      auc: 0,
      clinicalMetrics: {},
      biasAnalysis: {},
      errorAnalysis: {},
    };

    // Standard ML metrics
    const predictions = await this.generatePredictions(model, validationData);
    results.accuracy = this.calculateAccuracy(predictions, validationData);
    results.precision = this.calculatePrecision(predictions, validationData);
    results.recall = this.calculateRecall(predictions, validationData);
    results.f1Score = this.calculateF1Score(results.precision, results.recall);
    results.auc = this.calculateAUC(predictions, validationData);

    // Clinical-specific metrics
    results.clinicalMetrics = await this.calculateClinicalMetrics(
      predictions,
      validationData
    );

    // Bias and fairness analysis
    results.biasAnalysis = await this.analyzeModelBias(
      predictions,
      validationData
    );

    // Error analysis
    results.errorAnalysis = await this.analyzePredictionErrors(
      predictions,
      validationData
    );

    return results;
  }

  async optimizeHyperparameters(
    model: tf.LayersModel,
    searchSpace: HyperparameterSpace
  ): Promise<OptimizedModel> {
    // Bayesian optimization for hyperparameter tuning
    const optimizer = new BayesianOptimizer(searchSpace);

    const optimizationResults = await optimizer.optimize(async (params) => {
      // Create model with new parameters
      const testModel = await this.createModelWithParams(model, params);

      // Evaluate on validation set
      const score = await this.evaluateModelOnValidation(testModel);

      return score;
    });

    // Create final optimized model
    const optimizedModel = await this.createModelWithParams(
      model,
      optimizationResults.bestParams
    );

    return {
      model: optimizedModel,
      bestParams: optimizationResults.bestParams,
      bestScore: optimizationResults.bestScore,
      searchHistory: optimizationResults.history,
    };
  }

  async monitorModelDrift(modelId: string): Promise<ModelDriftAnalysis> {
    // Get recent predictions and actual outcomes
    const recentData = await this.monitoringService.getRecentPredictions(
      modelId,
      1000
    );

    // Calculate drift metrics
    const featureDrift = await this.calculateFeatureDrift(recentData);
    const predictionDrift = await this.calculatePredictionDrift(recentData);
    const performanceDrift = await this.calculatePerformanceDrift(recentData);

    // Determine if retraining is needed
    const needsRetraining = this.assessRetrainingNeed({
      featureDrift,
      predictionDrift,
      performanceDrift,
    });

    return {
      modelId,
      featureDrift,
      predictionDrift,
      performanceDrift,
      needsRetraining,
      confidence: this.calculateDriftConfidence(
        featureDrift,
        predictionDrift,
        performanceDrift
      ),
    };
  }

  async updateModelInProduction(
    modelId: string,
    newModel: tf.LayersModel
  ): Promise<DeploymentResult> {
    // Create backup of current model
    await this.modelRegistry.backupModel(modelId);

    // Validate new model meets production standards
    const productionValidation = await this.validateForProduction(newModel);

    if (!productionValidation.ready) {
      throw new Error(
        `Model failed production validation: ${productionValidation.issues.join(
          ", "
        )}`
      );
    }

    // Deploy new model with canary rollout
    const deployment = await this.deployWithCanary(modelId, newModel);

    // Monitor deployment for issues
    const monitoring = await this.monitorDeployment(deployment);

    return {
      success: monitoring.healthy,
      deploymentId: deployment.id,
      rollbackAvailable: true,
      monitoring: monitoring,
    };
  }

  private async prepareTrainingData(
    rawData: TrainingData[]
  ): Promise<PreparedTrainingData> {
    // Data quality checks
    const qualityReport = await this.performDataQualityChecks(rawData);

    if (!qualityReport.passes) {
      throw new Error(
        `Data quality issues: ${qualityReport.issues.join(", ")}`
      );
    }

    // Feature engineering
    const engineeredFeatures = await this.engineerFeatures(rawData);

    // Handle class imbalance
    const balancedData = await this.balanceClasses(engineeredFeatures);

    // Split into train/validation/test sets
    const splits = this.splitData(balancedData);

    return {
      training: splits.training,
      validation: splits.validation,
      testing: splits.testing,
      qualityReport,
    };
  }

  private async calculateClinicalMetrics(
    predictions: Prediction[],
    actuals: ValidationData[]
  ): Promise<ClinicalMetrics> {
    // Calculate metrics specific to clinical use cases
    const sensitivity = this.calculateSensitivity(predictions, actuals);
    const specificity = this.calculateSpecificity(predictions, actuals);
    const ppv = this.calculatePositivePredictiveValue(predictions, actuals);
    const npv = this.calculateNegativePredictiveValue(predictions, actuals);

    // Calculate clinical utility metrics
    const netBenefit = this.calculateNetBenefit(predictions, actuals);
    const decisionCurveAnalysis = await this.performDecisionCurveAnalysis(
      predictions,
      actuals
    );

    return {
      sensitivity,
      specificity,
      ppv,
      npv,
      netBenefit,
      decisionCurveAnalysis,
    };
  }

  private async analyzeModelBias(
    predictions: Prediction[],
    validationData: ValidationData[]
  ): Promise<BiasAnalysis> {
    // Analyze bias across different demographic groups
    const demographicGroups = ["age", "gender", "ethnicity", "insurance_type"];

    const biasResults: { [key: string]: BiasMetrics } = {};

    for (const group of demographicGroups) {
      biasResults[group] = await this.calculateGroupBias(
        predictions,
        validationData,
        group
      );
    }

    // Overall bias assessment
    const overallBias = this.assessOverallBias(biasResults);

    return {
      groupBiases: biasResults,
      overallBias,
      recommendations: this.generateBiasMitigationRecommendations(overallBias),
    };
  }

  private assessRetrainingNeed(driftMetrics: DriftMetrics): boolean {
    // Retraining triggers
    const featureDriftThreshold = 0.1; // 10% change
    const predictionDriftThreshold = 0.15; // 15% change
    const performanceDropThreshold = 0.05; // 5% drop

    return (
      driftMetrics.featureDrift > featureDriftThreshold ||
      driftMetrics.predictionDrift > predictionDriftThreshold ||
      driftMetrics.performanceDrift < -performanceDropThreshold
    );
  }

  private async validateForProduction(
    model: tf.LayersModel
  ): Promise<ProductionValidation> {
    const issues: string[] = [];

    // Performance validation
    const performance = await this.validateModel(model, []); // Use holdout set
    if (performance.accuracy < 0.85) {
      issues.push("Accuracy below production threshold");
    }

    // Stability validation
    const stability = await this.testModelStability(model);
    if (!stability.stable) {
      issues.push("Model shows instability");
    }

    // Computational efficiency
    const efficiency = await this.testComputationalEfficiency(model);
    if (efficiency.inferenceTime > 100) {
      // 100ms threshold
      issues.push("Inference time too slow for production");
    }

    return {
      ready: issues.length === 0,
      issues,
    };
  }

  private async deployWithCanary(
    modelId: string,
    newModel: tf.LayersModel
  ): Promise<CanaryDeployment> {
    // Start with 10% traffic to new model
    const canaryPercentage = 0.1;

    // Deploy to canary environment
    const deploymentId = await this.createCanaryDeployment(
      modelId,
      newModel,
      canaryPercentage
    );

    // Monitor canary performance
    await this.monitorCanaryPerformance(deploymentId);

    return {
      id: deploymentId,
      percentage: canaryPercentage,
      monitoring: true,
    };
  }
}

interface ValidationResults {
  accuracy: number;
  precision: number;
  recall: number;
  f1Score: number;
  auc: number;
  clinicalMetrics: ClinicalMetrics;
  biasAnalysis: BiasAnalysis;
  errorAnalysis: ErrorAnalysis;
}

interface ClinicalMetrics {
  sensitivity: number;
  specificity: number;
  ppv: number;
  npv: number;
  netBenefit: number;
  decisionCurveAnalysis: any;
}

interface BiasAnalysis {
  groupBiases: { [group: string]: BiasMetrics };
  overallBias: BiasAssessment;
  recommendations: string[];
}

interface BiasMetrics {
  disparity: number;
  statisticalSignificance: number;
  affectedSubgroups: string[];
}

interface ErrorAnalysis {
  confusionMatrix: number[][];
  topErrors: ErrorCase[];
  errorPatterns: string[];
}

interface DriftMetrics {
  featureDrift: number;
  predictionDrift: number;
  performanceDrift: number;
}

interface ProductionValidation {
  ready: boolean;
  issues: string[];
}

interface CanaryDeployment {
  id: string;
  percentage: number;
  monitoring: boolean;
}

Clinical Utility Optimization:

• 95% guideline adherence through continuous model improvement
• 40% reduction in alert fatigue via intelligent filtering
• 60% improvement in diagnostic accuracy with updated models
• 35% increase in provider satisfaction with relevant recommendations

Explainable AI Implementation

Transparent Clinical Reasoning:

// Explainable AI for Clinical Decision Support
interface ExplainableAI {
  explainPrediction(
    prediction: Prediction,
    context: ClinicalContext
  ): Promise<Explanation>;
  generateConfidenceIntervals(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<ConfidenceInterval>;
  identifyContributingFactors(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<ContributingFactor[]>;
  provideCounterfactualExamples(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<CounterfactualExample[]>;
  assessUncertainty(prediction: Prediction): Promise<UncertaintyAssessment>;
}

class ClinicalExplainableAI implements ExplainableAI {
  private limeExplainer: LIMEExplainer;
  private shapExplainer: SHAPExplainer;
  private ruleExtractor: RuleExtractor;

  async explainPrediction(
    prediction: Prediction,
    context: ClinicalContext
  ): Promise<Explanation> {
    // Generate multiple types of explanations
    const limeExplanation = await this.limeExplainer.explain(prediction);
    const shapExplanation = await this.shapExplainer.explain(prediction);
    const ruleBasedExplanation = await this.ruleExtractor.extractRules(
      prediction
    );

    // Combine explanations for comprehensive understanding
    const combinedExplanation = this.combineExplanations([
      limeExplanation,
      shapExplanation,
      ruleBasedExplanation,
    ]);

    // Generate clinical narrative
    const clinicalNarrative = await this.generateClinicalNarrative(
      combinedExplanation,
      context
    );

    return {
      prediction,
      featureImportance: combinedExplanation.featureImportance,
      rules: combinedExplanation.rules,
      clinicalNarrative,
      confidence: prediction.confidence,
      uncertainty: await this.assessUncertainty(prediction),
    };
  }

  async generateConfidenceIntervals(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<ConfidenceInterval> {
    // Use bootstrapping or Bayesian methods for confidence intervals
    const samples = await this.generatePredictionSamples(prediction, 1000);

    const sortedSamples = samples.sort((a, b) => a - b);
    const lowerBound = sortedSamples[Math.floor(samples.length * 0.025)]; // 2.5th percentile
    const upperBound = sortedSamples[Math.floor(samples.length * 0.975)]; // 97.5th percentile

    return {
      prediction: prediction.value,
      lowerBound,
      upperBound,
      confidenceLevel: 0.95,
      method: "bootstrap",
    };
  }

  async identifyContributingFactors(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<ContributingFactor[]> {
    // Extract top contributing features
    const featureImportance = await this.shapExplainer.explain(prediction);

    return featureImportance.features
      .sort((a, b) => Math.abs(b.importance) - Math.abs(a.importance))
      .slice(0, 10)
      .map((feature) => ({
        feature: feature.name,
        importance: feature.importance,
        direction: feature.importance > 0 ? "increases" : "decreases",
        clinicalInterpretation: this.interpretFeatureClinically(
          feature,
          prediction
        ),
      }));
  }

  async provideCounterfactualExamples(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<CounterfactualExample[]> {
    const counterfactuals: CounterfactualExample[] = [];

    // Generate examples of what would change the prediction
    const importantFeatures = await this.identifyContributingFactors(
      prediction
    );

    for (const factor of importantFeatures.slice(0, 3)) {
      const counterfactual = await this.generateCounterfactual(
        prediction,
        factor
      );

      counterfactuals.push({
        scenario: counterfactual.scenario,
        changedFeatures: counterfactual.changes,
        newPrediction: counterfactual.newPrediction,
        explanation: `If ${counterfactual.description}, the prediction would change to ${counterfactual.newPrediction}`,
      });
    }

    return counterfactuals;
  }

  async assessUncertainty(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<UncertaintyAssessment> {
    // Multiple uncertainty quantification methods
    const aleatoricUncertainty = await this.calculateAleatoricUncertainty(
      prediction
    );
    const epistemicUncertainty = await this.calculateEpistemicUncertainty(
      prediction
    );
    const totalUncertainty = aleatoricUncertainty + epistemicUncertainty;

    // Clinical interpretation of uncertainty
    const clinicalConfidence =
      this.interpretUncertaintyClinically(totalUncertainty);

    return {
      totalUncertainty,
      aleatoricUncertainty,
      epistemicUncertainty,
      clinicalConfidence,
      recommendation:
        this.generateUncertaintyRecommendation(clinicalConfidence),
    };
  }

  private combineExplanations(
    explanations: Explanation[]
  ): CombinedExplanation {
    // Merge feature importance from different methods
    const featureImportance = this.mergeFeatureImportance(explanations);

    // Extract common rules
    const rules = this.extractCommonRules(explanations);

    // Generate consensus explanation
    return {
      featureImportance,
      rules,
      consensusScore: this.calculateConsensusScore(explanations),
    };
  }

  private async generateClinicalNarrative(
    explanation: CombinedExplanation,
    context: ClinicalContext
  ): Promise<string> {
    let narrative = `Based on the patient's ${context.condition}, the AI model predicts `;

    // Add key contributing factors
    const topFactors = explanation.featureImportance.slice(0, 3);
    const factorDescriptions = topFactors.map(
      (factor) =>
        `${factor.feature} (${factor.direction} likelihood by ${Math.abs(
          factor.importance * 100
        ).toFixed(1)}%)`
    );

    narrative += `with key factors including ${factorDescriptions.join(
      ", "
    )}. `;

    // Add clinical interpretation
    narrative += this.generateClinicalInterpretation(explanation, context);

    return narrative;
  }

  private mergeFeatureImportance(
    explanations: Explanation[]
  ): FeatureImportance[] {
    const featureMap = new Map<string, number[]>();

    // Collect importance scores from all explanations
    for (const explanation of explanations) {
      for (const feature of explanation.featureImportance) {
        if (!featureMap.has(feature.name)) {
          featureMap.set(feature.name, []);
        }
        featureMap.get(feature.name)!.push(feature.importance);
      }
    }

    // Calculate average importance
    const merged: FeatureImportance[] = [];
    for (const [name, scores] of featureMap) {
      const averageImportance = scores.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / scores.length;
      merged.push({
        name,
        importance: averageImportance,
        consistency: this.calculateConsistency(scores),
      });
    }

    return merged.sort(
      (a, b) => Math.abs(b.importance) - Math.abs(a.importance)
    );
  }

  private extractCommonRules(explanations: Explanation[]): Rule[] {
    const allRules = explanations.flatMap((exp) => exp.rules || []);
    const ruleFrequency = new Map<string, number>();

    // Count rule frequency
    for (const rule of allRules) {
      const key = `${rule.condition} -> ${rule.conclusion}`;
      ruleFrequency.set(key, (ruleFrequency.get(key) || 0) + 1);
    }

    // Return rules that appear in multiple explanations
    return Array.from(ruleFrequency.entries())
      .filter(([_, count]) => count >= 2)
      .map(([ruleString, count]) => ({
        condition: ruleString.split(" -> ")[0],
        conclusion: ruleString.split(" -> ")[1],
        confidence: count / explanations.length,
      }));
  }

  private calculateConsensusScore(explanations: Explanation[]): number {
    // Calculate agreement between different explanation methods
    if (explanations.length < 2) return 1.0;

    let totalAgreement = 0;
    for (let i = 0; i < explanations.length - 1; i++) {
      for (let j = i + 1; j < explanations.length; j++) {
        totalAgreement += this.calculateExplanationAgreement(
          explanations[i],
          explanations[j]
        );
      }
    }

    const pairCount = (explanations.length * (explanations.length - 1)) / 2;
    return totalAgreement / pairCount;
  }

  private calculateExplanationAgreement(
    exp1: Explanation,
    exp2: Explanation
  ): number {
    // Calculate agreement based on overlapping important features
    const features1 = new Set(exp1.featureImportance.map((f) => f.name));
    const features2 = new Set(exp2.featureImportance.map((f) => f.name));

    const intersection = new Set(
      [...features1].filter((x) => features2.has(x))
    );
    const union = new Set([...features1, ...features2]);

    return intersection.size / union.size;
  }

  private interpretUncertaintyClinically(
    uncertainty: number
  ): ClinicalConfidence {
    if (uncertainty < 0.1) return "very_high";
    if (uncertainty < 0.2) return "high";
    if (uncertainty < 0.3) return "moderate";
    if (uncertainty < 0.4) return "low";
    return "very_low";
  }

  private generateUncertaintyRecommendation(
    confidence: ClinicalConfidence
  ): string {
    switch (confidence) {
      case "very_high":
        return "Strong recommendation - proceed with confidence";
      case "high":
        return "Proceed with recommendation, but consider additional clinical judgment";
      case "moderate":
        return "Use recommendation as one factor among others in clinical decision";
      case "low":
        return "Exercise caution - recommendation has significant uncertainty";
      case "very_low":
        return "Do not rely on recommendation - seek additional clinical expertise";
    }
  }

  private calculateConsistency(scores: number[]): number {
    if (scores.length < 2) return 1.0;

    const mean = scores.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / scores.length;
    const variance =
      scores.reduce((sum, score) => sum + Math.pow(score - mean, 2), 0) /
      scores.length;
    const stdDev = Math.sqrt(variance);

    // Coefficient of variation as consistency measure
    return stdDev / Math.abs(mean);
  }

  private interpretFeatureClinically(
    feature: FeatureImportance,
    prediction: Prediction
  ): string {
    // Clinical interpretation of feature importance
    // This would be customized based on the specific clinical domain
    return `${feature.name} is ${
      feature.importance > 0 ? "positively" : "negatively"
    } associated with the predicted outcome`;
  }

  private async generateCounterfactual(
    prediction: Prediction,
    factor: ContributingFactor
  ): Promise<Counterfactual> {
    // Generate hypothetical scenario where this factor is different
    // Implementation would modify the input and re-run prediction
    return {
      scenario: `If ${factor.feature} were different`,
      changes: [{ feature: factor.feature, newValue: "modified" }],
      newPrediction: prediction.value * 0.8, // Simplified
      description: `changing ${factor.feature}`,
    };
  }

  private generateClinicalInterpretation(
    explanation: CombinedExplanation,
    context: ClinicalContext
  ): string {
    // Generate clinically meaningful interpretation
    return "This suggests a strong evidence-based recommendation that should be considered in the clinical context.";
  }

  private async calculateAleatoricUncertainty(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<number> {
    // Uncertainty inherent in the data
    // Implementation would use ensemble methods or other techniques
    return 0.05; // Placeholder
  }

  private async calculateEpistemicUncertainty(
    prediction: Prediction
  ): Promise<number> {
    // Uncertainty due to model limitations
    // Implementation would use Bayesian methods or ensemble variance
    return 0.08; // Placeholder
  }
}

interface Explanation {
  prediction: Prediction;
  featureImportance: FeatureImportance[];
  rules?: Rule[];
  clinicalNarrative: string;
  confidence: number;
  uncertainty: UncertaintyAssessment;
}

interface FeatureImportance {
  name: string;
  importance: number;
  consistency?: number;
}

interface Rule {
  condition: string;
  conclusion: string;
  confidence: number;
}

interface ConfidenceInterval {
  prediction: number;
  lowerBound: number;
  upperBound: number;
  confidenceLevel: number;
  method: string;
}

interface ContributingFactor {
  feature: string;
  importance: number;
  direction: "increases" | "decreases";
  clinicalInterpretation: string;
}

interface CounterfactualExample {
  scenario: string;
  changedFeatures: any[];
  newPrediction: number;
  explanation: string;
}

interface UncertaintyAssessment {
  totalUncertainty: number;
  aleatoricUncertainty: number;
  epistemicUncertainty: number;
  clinicalConfidence: ClinicalConfidence;
  recommendation: string;
}

type ClinicalConfidence =
  | "very_high"
  | "high"
  | "moderate"
  | "low"
  | "very_low";

interface CombinedExplanation {
  featureImportance: FeatureImportance[];
  rules: Rule[];
  consensusScore: number;
}

interface Counterfactual {
  scenario: string;
  changes: any[];
  newPrediction: number;
  description: string;
}

Explainability Improvements:

• 85% provider trust in AI recommendations with clear explanations
• 70% reduction in inappropriate alert overrides
• 50% improvement in clinical decision documentation
• 40% increase in CDS utilization rates

Security and Compliance Optimization

Advanced Access Control and Audit

Context-Aware Authorization:

// Context-Aware CDS Access Control
interface ContextAwareAccessControl {
  evaluateCDSAccess(request: CDSAccessRequest): Promise<AccessDecision>;
  assessClinicalContext(context: ClinicalContext): Promise<ContextRisk>;
  enforceAccessPolicies(decision: AccessDecision): Promise<EnforcementResult>;
  auditAccessEvents(): Promise<AuditReport>;
}

class CDSAccessController implements ContextAwareAccessControl {
  private riskEngine: RiskAssessmentEngine;
  private policyEngine: PolicyEngine;
  private auditLogger: AuditLogger;

  async evaluateCDSAccess(request: CDSAccessRequest): Promise<AccessDecision> {
    // Assess clinical context and risk
    const contextRisk = await this.assessClinicalContext(request.context);

    // Evaluate access policies
    const policyResult = await this.policyEngine.evaluatePolicies(
      request,
      contextRisk
    );

    // Make access decision
    const decision = this.makeAccessDecision(
      request,
      policyResult,
      contextRisk
    );

    // Log decision for audit
    await this.auditLogger.logAccessDecision(decision);

    return decision;
  }

  async assessClinicalContext(context: ClinicalContext): Promise<ContextRisk> {
    let riskScore = 0;
    const riskFactors: string[] = [];

    // Emergency context assessment
    if (context.emergency) {
      riskScore -= 20; // Reduce risk for emergencies
      riskFactors.push("emergency_context");
    }

    // Patient acuity assessment
    if (context.patientAcuity === "critical") {
      riskScore -= 15;
      riskFactors.push("critical_patient");
    }

    // Time pressure assessment
    if (context.timePressure === "high") {
      riskScore += 10;
      riskFactors.push("time_pressure");
    }

    // Provider experience assessment
    if (context.providerExperience === "low") {
      riskScore += 15;
      riskFactors.push("inexperienced_provider");
    }

    // Override history assessment
    const overrideRate = await this.getProviderOverrideRate(context.providerId);
    if (overrideRate > 0.3) {
      // 30% override rate
      riskScore += 20;
      riskFactors.push("high_override_history");
    }

    return {
      score: Math.max(0, Math.min(100, riskScore)),
      level: this.classifyRiskLevel(riskScore),
      factors: riskFactors,
    };
  }

  private makeAccessDecision(
    request: CDSAccessRequest,
    policyResult: PolicyResult,
    contextRisk: ContextRisk
  ): AccessDecision {
    // Deny if policy violation
    if (!policyResult.allowed) {
      return {
        allowed: false,
        reason: policyResult.reason,
        riskLevel: contextRisk.level,
        requiredActions: ["DENY_ACCESS"],
        auditRequired: true,
      };
    }

    // Apply risk-based controls
    const controls = this.determineRiskControls(contextRisk);

    return {
      allowed: true,
      riskLevel: contextRisk.level,
      requiredActions: controls.actions,
      auditRequired: controls.audit,
      justificationRequired: controls.justification,
    };
  }

  private classifyRiskLevel(score: number): RiskLevel {
    if (score < 20) return "LOW";
    if (score < 40) return "MEDIUM";
    if (score < 70) return "HIGH";
    return "CRITICAL";
  }

  private determineRiskControls(risk: ContextRisk): RiskControls {
    switch (risk.level) {
      case "LOW":
        return {
          actions: ["ALLOW_ACCESS"],
          audit: false,
          justification: false,
        };
      case "MEDIUM":
        return {
          actions: ["ALLOW_ACCESS", "LOG_DECISION"],
          audit: true,
          justification: false,
        };
      case "HIGH":
        return {
          actions: ["ALLOW_ACCESS", "LOG_DECISION", "PEER_REVIEW"],
          audit: true,
          justification: true,
        };
      case "CRITICAL":
        return {
          actions: ["REQUIRE_APPROVAL", "LOG_DECISION", "PEER_REVIEW"],
          audit: true,
          justification: true,
        };
    }
  }

  async auditAccessEvents(): Promise<AuditReport> {
    const events = await this.auditLogger.getRecentEvents(30); // Last 30 days

    const summary = {
      totalEvents: events.length,
      accessGranted: events.filter((e) => e.decision.allowed).length,
      accessDenied: events.filter((e) => !e.decision.allowed).length,
      highRiskAccess: events.filter(
        (e) =>
          e.decision.riskLevel === "HIGH" || e.decision.riskLevel === "CRITICAL"
      ).length,
      overrides: events.filter((e) => e.type === "OVERRIDE").length,
    };

    const patterns = await this.analyzeAccessPatterns(events);
    const recommendations = this.generateAuditRecommendations(
      summary,
      patterns
    );

    return {
      period: {
        start: new Date(Date.now() - 30 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000),
        end: new Date(),
      },
      summary,
      patterns,
      recommendations,
      complianceStatus: this.assessComplianceStatus(summary),
    };
  }

  private async getProviderOverrideRate(providerId: string): Promise<number> {
    // Calculate override rate over last 90 days
    const overrides = await this.auditLogger.getProviderOverrides(
      providerId,
      90
    );
    const totalDecisions = await this.auditLogger.getProviderDecisions(
      providerId,
      90
    );

    return totalDecisions > 0 ? overrides / totalDecisions : 0;
  }

  private async analyzeAccessPatterns(
    events: AccessEvent[]
  ): Promise<AccessPatterns> {
    // Analyze patterns in access decisions
    const patterns: AccessPatterns = {
      peakUsageHours: this.findPeakUsageHours(events),
      commonOverrideReasons: this.findCommonOverrideReasons(events),
      riskDistribution: this.analyzeRiskDistribution(events),
      providerBehaviorPatterns: await this.analyzeProviderBehavior(events),
    };

    return patterns;
  }

  private findPeakUsageHours(events: AccessEvent[]): number[] {
    const hourCounts = new Array(24).fill(0);

    events.forEach((event) => {
      const hour = event.timestamp.getHours();
      hourCounts[hour]++;
    });

    // Return hours with usage > average
    const average = hourCounts.reduce((a, b) => a + b) / 24;
    return hourCounts
      .map((count, hour) => (count > average ? hour : -1))
      .filter((h) => h !== -1);
  }

  private findCommonOverrideReasons(events: AccessEvent[]): OverrideReason[] {
    const reasonCounts = new Map<string, number>();

    events
      .filter((e) => e.type === "OVERRIDE")
      .forEach((event) => {
        const reason = event.overrideReason || "unspecified";
        reasonCounts.set(reason, (reasonCounts.get(reason) || 0) + 1);
      });

    return Array.from(reasonCounts.entries())
      .sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1])
      .slice(0, 5)
      .map(([reason, count]) => ({ reason, count }));
  }

  private analyzeRiskDistribution(events: AccessEvent[]): RiskDistribution {
    const distribution = {
      LOW: events.filter((e) => e.decision.riskLevel === "LOW").length,
      MEDIUM: events.filter((e) => e.decision.riskLevel === "MEDIUM").length,
      HIGH: events.filter((e) => e.decision.riskLevel === "HIGH").length,
      CRITICAL: events.filter((e) => e.decision.riskLevel === "CRITICAL")
        .length,
    };

    return distribution;
  }

  private async analyzeProviderBehavior(
    events: AccessEvent[]
  ): Promise<ProviderBehavior[]> {
    const providerStats = new Map<string, ProviderStats>();

    // Group events by provider
    events.forEach((event) => {
      const providerId = event.providerId;
      if (!providerStats.has(providerId)) {
        providerStats.set(providerId, {
          providerId,
          totalDecisions: 0,
          overrides: 0,
          highRiskDecisions: 0,
          averageRiskScore: 0,
        });
      }

      const stats = providerStats.get(providerId)!;
      stats.totalDecisions++;

      if (event.type === "OVERRIDE") {
        stats.overrides++;
      }

      if (
        event.decision.riskLevel === "HIGH" ||
        event.decision.riskLevel === "CRITICAL"
      ) {
        stats.highRiskDecisions++;
      }
    });

    // Calculate averages and identify patterns
    return Array.from(providerStats.values()).map((stats) => ({
      ...stats,
      overrideRate: stats.overrides / stats.totalDecisions,
      highRiskRate: stats.highRiskDecisions / stats.totalDecisions,
      riskProfile: this.classifyProviderRiskProfile(stats),
    }));
  }

  private classifyProviderRiskProfile(
    stats: ProviderStats
  ): "LOW" | "MEDIUM" | "HIGH" | "CRITICAL" {
    const overrideRate = stats.overrideRate;
    const highRiskRate = stats.highRiskRate;

    if (overrideRate < 0.1 && highRiskRate < 0.2) return "LOW";
    if (overrideRate < 0.2 && highRiskRate < 0.4) return "MEDIUM";
    if (overrideRate < 0.3 && highRiskRate < 0.6) return "HIGH";
    return "CRITICAL";
  }

  private generateAuditRecommendations(
    summary: AuditSummary,
    patterns: AccessPatterns
  ): string[] {
    const recommendations: string[] = [];

    if (summary.highRiskAccess > summary.totalEvents * 0.3) {
      recommendations.push(
        "High proportion of high-risk access - review risk assessment criteria"
      );
    }

    if (summary.overrides > summary.totalEvents * 0.2) {
      recommendations.push(
        "High override rate - investigate CDS relevance and provider training needs"
      );
    }

    const topOverrideReason = patterns.commonOverrideReasons[0];
    if (
      topOverrideReason &&
      topOverrideReason.count > summary.overrides * 0.3
    ) {
      recommendations.push(
        `Address common override reason: ${topOverrideReason.reason}`
      );
    }

    return recommendations;
  }

  private assessComplianceStatus(summary: AuditSummary): ComplianceStatus {
    // Assess overall compliance based on audit metrics
    let score = 100;

    // Deduct points for high override rates
    if (summary.overrides > summary.totalEvents * 0.3) {
      score -= 20;
    }

    // Deduct points for high denial rates
    if (summary.accessDenied > summary.totalEvents * 0.1) {
      score -= 15;
    }

    // Deduct points for high-risk access patterns
    if (summary.highRiskAccess > summary.totalEvents * 0.4) {
      score -= 15;
    }

    if (score >= 90) return "EXCELLENT";
    if (score >= 80) return "GOOD";
    if (score >= 70) return "FAIR";
    return "NEEDS_IMPROVEMENT";
  }
}

interface CDSAccessRequest {
  providerId: string;
  patientId: string;
  context: ClinicalContext;
  requestedAction: string;
  cdsTrigger: string;
}

interface ClinicalContext {
  emergency: boolean;
  patientAcuity: "stable" | "unstable" | "critical";
  timePressure: "low" | "medium" | "high";
  providerExperience: "low" | "medium" | "high";
  department: string;
  timeOfDay: number;
}

interface ContextRisk {
  score: number;
  level: RiskLevel;
  factors: string[];
}

type RiskLevel = "LOW" | "MEDIUM" | "HIGH" | "CRITICAL";

interface AccessDecision {
  allowed: boolean;
  reason?: string;
  riskLevel: RiskLevel;
  requiredActions: string[];
  auditRequired: boolean;
  justificationRequired?: boolean;
}

interface RiskControls {
  actions: string[];
  audit: boolean;
  justification: boolean;
}

interface AuditReport {
  period: { start: Date; end: Date };
  summary: AuditSummary;
  patterns: AccessPatterns;
  recommendations: string[];
  complianceStatus: ComplianceStatus;
}

interface AuditSummary {
  totalEvents: number;
  accessGranted: number;
  accessDenied: number;
  highRiskAccess: number;
  overrides: number;
}

interface AccessPatterns {
  peakUsageHours: number[];
  commonOverrideReasons: OverrideReason[];
  riskDistribution: RiskDistribution;
  providerBehaviorPatterns: ProviderBehavior[];
}

interface OverrideReason {
  reason: string;
  count: number;
}

interface RiskDistribution {
  LOW: number;
  MEDIUM: number;
  HIGH: number;
  CRITICAL: number;
}

interface ProviderBehavior {
  providerId: string;
  totalDecisions: number;
  overrides: number;
  highRiskDecisions: number;
  overrideRate: number;
  highRiskRate: number;
  riskProfile: RiskLevel;
}

interface ProviderStats {
  providerId: string;
  totalDecisions: number;
  overrides: number;
  highRiskDecisions: number;
  averageRiskScore: number;
}

type ComplianceStatus = "EXCELLENT" | "GOOD" | "FAIR" | "NEEDS_IMPROVEMENT";

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