Computerised decision support systems v control for medication management
| Intervention (number of comparisons) | Compliance with reminders/feedback (range of relative rates [RRs])* |
|---|---|
| *Relative rates = intervention rates/control rates. Some RRs favouring the intervention are <1.0 because the outcome was a reduction in costs or prescribing of certain medications. | |
| Reminders to providers in outpatient settings (12) | 6 of 12 comparisons found improved provider behaviour (RRs 1.0 to 42.0) |
| Feedback to providers in outpatient settings (7) | 5 of 7 comparisons found improved provider behaviour (RRs 0.9 to 2.5) |
| Reminders plus feedback v reminders alone to providers in outpatient settings (1) | 1 comparison found no difference in provider behaviour (RR 1.0) |
| Reminders to providers in inpatient settings (5) | 3 of 5 comparisons found improved provider behaviour (RR 0.7 to 2.1) |
| Reminders to patients (4) | 2 of 4 comparisons found improved patient compliance (RR 0.7 to 1.4). 1 of these 2 positive studies found a small non-significant effect. |