Cochrane · systematic review · CD004749
Interventions to increase the use of electronic health information by healthcare practitioners to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes
Fiander, M, McGowan, J, Grad, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Effective Practice and Organisation of CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 1 · 25%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison 1: provision of electronic health information versus printed health information
Population: newly graduated physicians
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Changes to professional behavior ‐ clinical practice, e.g. consultations compliant with 9 guideline recommendations Comparison 1: provision of electronic health information vs printed health information | no estimate extracted | 96 studies · 139 participants | Low |
Comparison 2: provision of electronic health information on different electronic devices
Population: physicians
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Changes to professional behavior ‐ use of EHI, e.g. use of E‐CPG | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 10 participants | Low |
Comparison 3: provision of electronic health information via different interfaces: full‐service versus self‐service
Population: physicians
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Changes to professional behavior ‐ use of EHI Comparison 3: provision of electronic health information via different interfaces: full‐service vs self‐service | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 98 participants | Moderate |
Comparison 4: provision of electronic health information with training/education versus without training/education
Population: medical residents; allied health personnel; physicians, midwives, nurses
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Changes to professional behavior ‐ use of EHI Comparison 4: provision of electronic health information with training/education vs without training/education | no estimate extracted | 183 participants | Low |