CDS Hooks
summary
Vendor-agnostic API for remote decision support that sends JSON “cards” in response to EHR events, using TLS, signed JWTs and FHIR access tokens; discovery at /cds-services plus optional prefetch to reduce latency; three mature hooks are patient view order select order sign; 1.0 published April 2019, sandbox at sandbox.cds-hooks.org, and 1.1 adds system-only actions, enhanced suggestion handling and a feedback endpoint to capture overrides and decisions.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction to CDS hooks
- 2:19CDS hooks core concepts
- 3:53How CDS hooks function
- 5:19Workflows and card examples
- 7:26Technical and design details
- 12:02Service discovery and data access
- 14:17Prefetch mechanisms
- 17:54Separation of concerns
- 21:00Security architecture
- 24:50Testing and community support
- 26:48Future specifications and 1.1
- 30:04Capturing decisions and feedback
- 33:35Q&A and community resources








