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. 2017 Nov 6;25(5):585–592. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocx118

Box 2.

Information features categorized as clean and concise, content guidance, and consistency

Information (Content)
Clean and concise
 Standardize terminology
 Use concise and effective language
Content guidance
 Provide a recommendation, not an assessment
 Justify recommendations
 Suggest alternative recommendations
 Provide additional resources
 Make evidence-based recommendations the default
 Keep recommendations up to date
Consistency
 Recommendations should come from the same place
 Have the same display of basic CDSS for all members of the health  care team