Educational outreach (for prescribing) and reminders are promising approaches to changing professional behavior¶
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q3 i? Among the reviewed interventions, educational outreach (for prescribing in particular) and reminders are identified as promising approaches. → Jeremy M. Grimshaw 2001
Evidence¶
Jeremy M. Grimshaw 2001¶
Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Liz Shirran, Ruth Thomas, Graham Mowatt, Cynthia Fraser, Lisa Bero, Roberto Grilli, Emma Harvey, Andy Oxman, Mary Ann O'Brien. (2001). Changing Provider Behavior: An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Medical Care 39(8). https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-200108002-00002
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The overview's synthesis of systematic reviews of professional behavior change interventions identifies "educational outreach (for prescribing) and reminders" as promising approaches. The article prints no effect sizes for these intervention types.
"Promising approaches include educational outreach (for prescribing) and reminders."
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Educational outreach (for prescribing) and reminders are promising approaches to changing professional behavior |
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Educational outreach (for prescribing) and reminders are promising approaches to changing professional behavior |
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2001 |
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