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

Tamblyn 2018b.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Urban primary care practices, Quebec, Canada
2331 patients, 76 primary care physicians
Interventions Displayed out‐of‐pocket costs that patients would incur due to continuation of anti‐hypertensive medication and identified cost savings if switched to an alternative medication
Outcomes Process adherence (prescribing)
Co‐Interventions Educational: Multiple (>1) educational sessions for providers in intervention group
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Yes – required acknowledgement of the CDSS and documentation of action taken
CDSS Features ‐ Other Conveyed patient‐specific information, decision support was complex, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, required provider input of clinical data, 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 Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk N/A
Unit of analysis error Low risk