Overhage 1997.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | General medical ward, academic medical center, Indianapolis, USA (Wishard Memorial Hospital) 2181 patients, 86 providers, 6 provider teams |
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Interventions | Guideline‐based reminders to consider implementing additional corollary orders as providers wrote orders for one of 87 selected tests or treatments. This CDSS intended to reduce errors of omission. | |
Outcomes | Process adherence (testing) | |
Co‐Interventions | Educational: None Beyond Clinician Education: Drug utilization review program for both control and interventions groups |
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CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | Yes ‐ required acknowledgement of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken | |
CDSS Features ‐ Other | Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, interruptive, makes care recommendation, 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 | Low risk |