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Summary: Work-in-Progress
- CDS intervention appears to be associated with:
- Significant although small increases:
- ED visits for hypoglycemia - unintended but not unexpected.
- ED visits for CHF - ? related to use of TZDs
- No significant differences:
- Preventive services (mammograms, pap smears)
- Appropriate testing among patients with CHF
- ED visits for unrelated condition (asthma)
- CDS-related alert fatigue did not occur, at least as measured by PCPs' desires to retain the Alerts as the trial period ends.
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