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

Sequist 2009.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Primary care practices affiliated with academic medical center, USA (Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates)
21 860 patients, 110 physicians, 11 sites
Interventions Reminder during office visits for patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening
Outcomes Process adherence (testing, other)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Single educational session for providers in intervention group
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes ‐ required acknowledgement of the CDSS but not documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Ambush, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, '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 Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error Low risk N/A