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

Zera 2015.

Study characteristics
Methods Cluster RCT
Participants Primary care clinics affiliated with regional academic medical network, USA (Partners HealthCare System)
847 patients, 26 physician clusters
Interventions Identified women with a history of gestational diabetes and recommended screening for type 2 diabetes
Outcomes Process adherence (testing), Clinical endpoint (diabetes diagnosis)
Co‐Interventions Educational: None
Beyond Clinician Education: None
CDSS Features ‐ Acknowledgement of CDSS Required Not reported
CDSS Features ‐ Other Ambush, conveyed patient‐specific information, decision support was complex, developed by study investigators, included supporting information on‐screen, makes care recommendation, other concurrent CDSS, possible to execute desired action, 'push' mode of delivery, targeted underuse, user workflow considered in design
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  
Unit of analysis error Low risk  

CPOE: Computerized provider order entry; EMR: electronic medical record; RCT: randomised controlled trial; CCT: Controlled clinical trial; *: Some of the outcomes within this category are continuous (as opposed to dichotomous); **: All of the outcomes within this category are continuous (as opposed to dichotomous).