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. 2009 Jul 8;2009(3):CD001096. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001096.pub2

Baer 2013.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster CCT
Participants Primary care clinics affiliated with regional academic medical network, USA (Partners HealthCare System)
15 495 patients, 5 practices
Interventions Patient self‐administered web‐based risk appraisal tool completed in waiting area that sends patient‐entered information on family history of cancer to electronic health record for clinicians to view. If accepted, populates coded fields and generates reminders about colon and breast cancer screening based on familial risk.
Outcomes Process adherence (documentation)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Distribution of educational materials to providers in intervention group
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Not reported
CDSS Features ‐ Other Developed by study investigators, makes care recommendation
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk  
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk N/A
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error Low risk