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J W Goethe1, H I Schwartz, B L Szarek
1Burlingame Center for Psychiatric Research and Education, Institute of Living, Hartford, USA.
Background:
Physician adherence to established practice standards has become an important national issue. Despite the proliferation of formal standards of practice, there is little evidence that the mere availability of guidelines results in changes in physician practices. This paper presents the results of a study of the effectiveness of a computerized monitoring and notification system in increasing physician compliance with treatment guidelines.
Methods:
This study prospectively compared medical staff practices in two one-year periods utilizing a computer system which tabulated noncompliance and provided reminders.
Results:
Overall, there was a statistically-significant decrease in the number of alerts issued in year two compared to year one; alerts were issued on 15% vs 29% of all patients (P < .001). The average number of alerts per patient decreased to .20 from .41.
Conclusions:
The study results indicate that a clinical decision support system such as that described can improve adherence to treatment guidelines.
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