Applying A/B Testing to Clinical Decision Support: Rapid Randomized Controlled Trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decision support (CDS) is a valuable feature of electronic health records (EHRs) designed to improve quality and safety. However, due to the complexities of system design and inconsistent results, CDS tools may inadvertently increase alert fatigue and contribute to physician burnout. A/B testing, or rapid-cycle randomized tests, is a useful method that can be applied to the EHR in order to rapidly understand and iteratively improve design choices embedded within CDS tools.

Objective

This paper describes how rapid randomized controlled trials (RCTs) embedded within EHRs can be used to quickly ascertain the superiority of potential CDS design changes to improve their usability, reduce alert fatigue, and promote quality of care.

Methods

A multistep pr

SUBMITTER: Austrian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8065554 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature