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

Terrell 2009.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Academic emergency department, Indianapolis, USA (Wishard Memorial Hospital)
210 episodes of care, 63 providers
Interventions Reminder that advised against prescription of nine potentially inappropriate medications in patients ≥ age 65
Outcomes Process adherence (Prescribing)
Co‐Interventions Educational: None
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, included supporting information on‐screen, interruptive, makes care recommendation, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted overuse
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Low risk  
Baseline characteristics similar? Low risk  
Unit of analysis error Low risk