| Future directions for CPOE-based SR studies |
Analysis based on well-defined comparison groups Analysis based on characterisation of functional capabilities of the CPOE (eg, CDS functions and related features) Analysis comparing studies that use similar methods to measure medication safety outcomes and the impact of outcomes on patient harm Analysis comparing various users of CPOE–CDSS Use evidence-based practice/guidelines to improve methodological rigour and reporting quality of SRs and protocols65 66
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| Future directions for CPOE-based primary research studies |
Use of non-randomised pragmatic trials67 in real-world context that allow for collecting effectiveness and implementation outcomes Multi-centre studies of CPOE–CDS Evaluation of CPOE systems on costs Evaluation of effectiveness of CPOE-based medication ordering in outpatient settings Use of standardised methods to report, measure and classify medication safety outcomes and the impact of outcomes on patient harm1
Use standardised frameworks to conceptualise and describe CDS, its functions and features, such as the commonly used, ‘five rights’68 framework Use evidence-based practice/guidelines to improve methodological rigour and reporting quality of primary studies/protocols (see69 for a SR on quality assessment tools)
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