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

Schnipper 2010.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Primary care clinics within a regional academic medical network, USA (Partners HealthCare System)
7009 patients, 239 providers, 10 practices
Interventions Documentation‐based reminder for patients with coronary artery disease or diabetes that provided decision support with tailored recommendations for care
Outcomes Process adherence (prescribing, testing, documentation)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Single educational session for providers in intervention group
Beyond Clinician Education: Local opinion leaders’ endorsement and audit and feedback in intervention group
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required No
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, developed by study investigators, makes care recommendation, 'pull' mode of delivery, targeted underuse
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