Examples of CDSS are electronic reminders, alerts, medication pick-lists, formularies, dose calculators, medication regime management suggestions or guideline presentation.
Of great use would be a step-by-step 'how-to' manual to assist guideline implementation; presentation of the guideline in HTML format with links to primary studies and graphics; and audio to accompany the presentations.
Our effort in this paper has been to develop an easy-to-use research tool and provide the appropriate methodology guidelines through presentation and application of statistical tests in order to support regional decision making process.
Several outcome measures were examined including references and claims provided in advertisements, availability of product information, adherence to codes or guidelines and presentation of risk results.
Concerning consumer report cards, the Centre for Consumer Experience in Health Care has issued elaborate guidelines for presentation formats.
The 12 items appraise the objectives of the guidelines, the presentation and format, the estimated outcomes-benefits, costs and harms.
The study quality was assessed according to the guidelines on presentation of assessments of risk of bias as outlined in Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews for Randomized Trials 21.
13 In this study, we describe the baseline clinical characteristics, details of interventions and the primary results in accordance with the STROBE guidelines for presentation of cohort studies.
These figures are used without regard to the uncertainty attached to their estimation, violating many journals' own guidelines for presentation of point estimates within the research articles that they publish [ 21].
The findings of this study will be disseminated more broadly through peer-reviewed publications (authorship determined by BMJ guidelines) and presentations at conferences and used to inform future strategies.
