Lo 2009.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | Primary care practices affiliated with two academic medical centers, USA (Partners HealthCare System) 2765 patients, 366 providers, 22 practices |
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Interventions | Non‐interruptive, real‐time CDSS recommending baseline lab testing when prescribing medications to patients lacking baseline labs | |
Outcomes | Process adherence (testing) | |
Co‐Interventions | Educational: None Beyond Clinician Education: None |
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CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | No | |
CDSS Features ‐ Other | Considered alert fatigue in design, conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, makes care recommendation, other concurrent CDSS, '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) | Low risk | N/A |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | |
Baseline characteristics similar? | Low risk | |
Unit of analysis error | Low risk |