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. 2016 Jan 25;11:73–81. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S94126

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Snapshot of decision support SMART tool alert.

Notes: Title/type: brief descriptor including the alert type (eg, “warning”) and medication name; Alert summary: short summary of relevant clinical guidance; Strength of recommendation and quality of evidence: describes the relative strength of the recommendation and the quality of supporting evidence using GRADE criteria; Guidance: the category of the alert; Key data: specific patient laboratory data relating to the alert; Manage: quick-select buttons cover the most common reasons that prescribers may give for acknowledging and/or overriding the alert and are supplemented by a more detailed optional pick-list and a tool for optional comments; Actions: follow-up action’s rapid access to EMR areas where management decisions can be implemented. Copyright© 2015 Epic Systems Corporation. Used with permission.

Abbreviations: EMR, electronic medical record; GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation; SMART, Seniors Medication Alert and Review Technologies.