Persell 2016d.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Cluster RCT | |
Participants | Large adult primary care practice affiliated with an academic medical center, Chicago, USA (Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation) 238 patient visits, 8 physicians |
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Interventions | CDSS triggered by antibiotic prescription for acute respiratory infection that presented order set containing non‐antibiotic treatments and patient education materials | |
Outcomes | Process adherence (prescribing) | |
Co‐Interventions | Educational: Single educational session for providers in control and intervention groups Beyond Clinician Education: Audit and feedback in intervention group; Financial incentives directed at providers in control and intervention groups |
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CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required | Not reported | |
CDSS Features ‐ Other | Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, targeted overuse, user workflow considered in design | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | |
Baseline characteristics similar? | Unclear risk | N/A |
Unit of analysis error | Low risk | N/A |