Improving clinical practice using clinical decision support systems: a systematic review of trials to identify features critical to success.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify features of clinical decision support systems critical for improving clinical practice.

Design

Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

Data sources

Literature searches via Medline, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register up to 2003; and searches of reference lists of included studies and relevant reviews.

Study selection

Studies had to evaluate the ability of decision support systems to improve clinical practice.

Data extraction

Studies were assessed for statistically and clinically significant improvement in clinical practice and for the presence of 15 decision support system features whose importance had been repeatedly suggested in the literature.

Results

Seventy studies were included. Decision suppo

SUBMITTER: Kawamoto K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC555881 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature