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. 2018 Feb 14;149(3):197–221. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqx147

Table 8.

Body-of-Evidence Qualitative Analysis for Combined Practicea

Study Practice Combination Quality Rating Effect Size Rating
Bareford et al, 199085 Education, feedback Poor (study excluded) Cannot be determined
Baricchi et al, 201286 Education, LTU Fair Minimalb
Calderon-Margalit et al, 200587 Education, feedback, LTU Good Substantialb
Dowling et al, 198988 Education, feedback Good Minimalb
Gilmour et al, 201589 Education, reflex Fair Cannot be determined
Isofina et al, 201390 CDSS, education Poor (study excluded) Cannot be determined
Hutton et al, 200991 CPOE modification, education, LTU Fair Cannot be determined
Janssens et al, 201592 CPOE modification, LTU Good Minimal
Kroenke et al, 198793 Education, feedback Good Minimalb
Larochelle et al, 201494 CPOE modification, CDSS, education Good Cannot be determined
Lum, 200695 Education, test review, LTU Fair Cannot be determined
MacPherson et al, 200596 Education, LTU Fair Cannot be determined
McNicoll et al, 201597 Education, feedback Good Moderateb
Minerowicz et al, 201598 Education, feedback Good Substantialb
Newman et al, 201599 Education, feedback Good Moderate
Riley et al, 2015100 CPOE modification, test review Fair Cannot be determined
Roggeman et al, 2014101 CDSS, education Fair Cannot be determined
Rosenbloom et al, 2005102 CPOE modification, CDSS Fair Cannot be determined
Samuelson et al, 2015103 CDSS, reflex Good Minimal
Spiegel et al, 1989104 Feedback, LTU Fair Cannot be determined
Thomas et al, 2006105 Education, feedback Fair Minimalb
Tomlin et al, 2011106 Education, feedback Good Minimalb
Vegting et al, 2012107 CPOE modification, eduaction, feedback Fair Cannot be determined
Vidyarthi et al, 2015108 Education, feedback Good Cannot be determined
Wang et al, 2002109 CDSS, education, LTU Good Cannot be determined
Warren, 2013110 CDSS, LTU Fair Cannot be determined
White et al, 2013111 CPOE modification, CDSS Good Minimal

CDSS, clinical decision support systems; CPOE, computerized provider order entry; LTU, laboratory test utilization.

aOverall strength of evidence of effectiveness rating is “moderate”: 2 studies were good/substantial, 2 studies were good/moderate, 6 studies were good/minimal, 2 studies were fair/minimal, 13 studies were standard effect measure cannot be determined, and 2 studies were excluded.

b P < .05.