User stories as lightweight requirements for agile clinical decision support development.

Objective: We sought to demonstrate applicability of user stories, progressively elaborated by testable acceptance criteria, as lightweight requirements for agile development of clinical decision support (CDS).

Materials And Methods: User stories employed the template: As a [type of user], I want [some goal] so that [some reason]. From the "so that" section, CDS benefit measures were derived.

Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development of Clinical Decision Support Advisories: Feasibility of Using Open Source Software.

Background: Moving to electronic health records (EHRs) confers substantial benefits but risks unintended consequences. Modern EHRs consist of complex software code with extensive local configurability options, which can introduce defects. Defects in clinical decision support (CDS) tools are surprisingly common.