Table 2.

Differences between well-established feedback and electronic reminders

	Established feedback	Reminders
Periodicity	Monthly	Weekly
Trigger	Professional initiative	Clinical encounter
What	61 recommendations	10 recommendations
When	Off-line	Online
Where	Web report	Reminder at the point-of-care
Configurability	No	Yes (in one subgroup)
Integration with electronic health record functionality	Low	High