Table 2

Patient characteristics that might influence clinician acceptance of alerts.


MORE
LESS
EQUALLY

Elderly patients (> 65 years old)
40%
11%
49%
Many current medications (> 5)
36%
15%
49%
Many chronic conditions (>5)
36%
20%
44%
Presenting with Acute Problem
9%
59%
32%

Sittig et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2006 6:6   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-6-6