Citation
(2006), "Reviews of effectiveness", Clinical Governance: An International Journal, Vol. 11 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/cgij.2006.24811bae.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Reviews of effectiveness
About DAREDARE is a key resource for answering questions about the effects of health care interventions, whether such questions arise from practice or when making commissioning decisions. The database is unique in that it contains abstracts of systematic reviews that have been quality-assessed. Each abstract includes a summary of the review together with a short critical commentary about the overall quality.DARE is produced by the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, is updated monthly and is publicly available free of charge via the internet at: www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd/crddatabases.htm
DARE summaries
Effects of computerized clinical decision support systems on practitioner performance and patient outcomesA.X. Garg, N.K. Adhikari, H. McDonald, M.P. Rosas-Arellano, P.J. Devereaux, J. Beyene, J. Sam and R.B. HaynesJournal of the American Medical Association2005Vol. 293No. 10pp.1223-1238
This review assessed the effects of computerised-clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) on practitioner performance and patient outcomes. review categorised systems by clinical application: diagnosis; reminder systems for prevention; disease management; and drug dosing and drug prescribing. The included studies were mainly conducted in the USA. The authors concluded that many CDSSs improve practitioner performance, whereas the effects on patient outcomes were understudied and inconsistent when examined. This was a well-conducted review and the conclusions are likely to be reliable.
Read the abstract in full at: http://nhscrd.york.ac.uk/online/dare/20058208.htm