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Clinical decision support improves the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care without increasing diagnostic error: the ELMO cluster randomized trial.

Delvaux N, Piessens V, Burghgraeve T, et al. Clinical decision support improves the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care without increasing diagnostic error: the ELMO cluster randomized trial. Implement Sci. 2020;15(1):100. Epub 2020/11/06.  doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01059-y.

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December 2, 2020
Delvaux N, Piessens V, Burghgraeve TD, et al. Implement Sci. 2020;15(1):100.
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Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) and computerized physician order entry (CPOE) have the potential to improve patient safety. This randomized trial evaluated the impact of integrating CDSS into CPOE among general practitioners in Belgium. The intervention improved appropriateness and decreased volume of laboratory test ordering and did not show any increases in diagnostic errors.

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Delvaux N, Piessens V, Burghgraeve T, et al. Clinical decision support improves the appropriateness of laboratory test ordering in primary care without increasing diagnostic error: the ELMO cluster randomized trial. Implement Sci. 2020;15(1):100. Epub 2020/11/06.  doi: 10.1186/s13012-020-01059-y.

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