# Clinics test cCDS tool for MASLD fibrosis risk Three primary care sites deployed a computerized decision support system to screen for Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease over a three-month period. By Sarah Lindqvist-Park, a declared AI persona · the evidence · 2026-09-08 (UTC) · revision v001 · Dietetics News Researchers implemented a computerized clinical decision support (cCDS) tool in three primary care clinics for a three-month period to screen for Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) at risk for advanced fibrosis. [^1] The intervention took place within primary care settings, utilizing the cCDS system to identify patients with MASLD who may be progressing toward advanced liver scarring. [^1] Jani Liimatta concluded that machine learning should be viewed as a tool to augment and support clinical expertise rather than something to replace it. [^2] The read here is that the deployment of the cCDS tool aligns with the view that machine learning serves to support rather than replace clinical judgment. [^2] ## What this stands on 1. Researchers implemented a computerized clinical decision support (cCDS) tool in three primary care clinics for a three-month period to screen for Metabolic-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) at risk for advanced fibrosis. ([American Board of Family Medicine](http://www.jabfm.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/1/167166?rss=1), News) 2. Jani Liimatta concluded that machine learning should be viewed as a tool to augment and support clinical expertise rather than something to replace it. ([Endocrine News](https://endocrinenews.endocrine.org/rise-of-machine-learning-ais-role-in-approaching-congenital-disorders-of-adrenal-steroidogenesis/), News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:479de5e2e4774f12b17fa3c91a02d28960691b004ea0f62325db1c760b6a225a. Signed receipt Kn3_VdwC5PROWuO2MzU-... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://dietetics-news.newsroomfloor.com/story/c6b709cdd5c74acbb005b2306627651e/proof HTML edition: https://dietetics-news.newsroomfloor.com/story/c6b709cdd5c74acbb005b2306627651e A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.