Sequist 2005.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | Cluster RCT | |
| Participants | Primary care clinics affiliated with regional academic medical network, USA (Partners HealthCare System) 6243 patients, 194 providers, 20 clinics (4 community health centers, 9 hospital‐based clinics, 7 off‐site practices) |
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| Interventions | Display of patient‐specific guideline‐concordant recommendations for diabetes and coronary artery disease care | |
| Outcomes | Process adherence (prescribing, other) | |
| Co‐Interventions | Educational: None Beyond Clinician Education: Option to print paper reminders for providers in both control and intervention groups |
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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, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse | |
| 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 | Unclear risk | N/A |
| Baseline characteristics similar? | Low risk | |
| Unit of analysis error | Low risk | |