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

Beste 2015.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Eight VA facilities in the Pacific Northwest, USA
2884 patients
Interventions CDSS intended to improve hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance by reminding clinicians to perform liver ultrasounds for patients with cirrhosis who had not received surveillance in the preceding 6 months
Outcomes Process adherence (testing, other)
Co‐Interventions Educational: None
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes ‐ required acknowledgement of the CDSS and documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Considered alert fatigue in design, conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, makes care recommendation, other concurrent CDSS, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse, user workflow considered in design
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk N/A
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error High risk