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Assessment of the potential impact of a reminder system on the reduction of diagnostic errors: a quasi-experimental study.
Ramnarayan P, Roberts GC, Coren M, et al. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2006;6:22.

The researchers tested a diagnostic reminder system using a set of simulated cases. They found that electronic reminders helped a variety of practitioners minimize omissions.

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