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SynthesisApplied clinical informatics2025

The Effect of Computerized Alerts on Prescribing and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review.

Brian G Bell, Adam Khimji, Basharat Hussain, Anthony J Avery

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Applied clinical informatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brian G BellNIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Adam KhimjiBirmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Basharat HussainUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Anthony J AveryNIHR Greater Manchester Patient Safety Research Collaboration, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Funding

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, there has been an expansion in the literature on the effects of computerized alerts on prescribing and patient outcomes. The aim of our study was to examine the impact of these systems on clinician prescribing and patient outcomes.We searched three databases (Medline, Embase, and PsychINFO) for studies that had been conducted since 2009 and included studies that examined the effects of alerts at the point of prescribing. We extracted data from 69 studies.Most studies reported a beneficial effect on prescribing of computerized alerts (

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Drug PrescriptionsMedical Order Entry SystemsHumansMedication ErrorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID40419255
PMCPMC12534129

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