Table 2 Alerts from computerized clinical decision support system.

Number of patients who met criteria

457

481

Patients who received alert of BP prescription, n (%)

306 (67) [Hidden alert]

304 (63)

0.24

Patients who were ordered BP, n (% per alerted patients)

48 (16) [Order without alert]

57 (19)

0.33

Patients who received alert of BMD testing, n (%)

424 (93) [Hidden alert]

419 (87)

0.004

Patients who were ordered BMD testing, n (% per alerted patients)

18 (4.2) [Order without alert]

101 (24)

 < 0.001

Number of glucocorticoid prescriptions of patients who met criteria

3123

3467

Alert of BP prescription, n (%)

1763 (56) [Hidden alert]

1813 (52)

< 0.001

BP prescription, n (% per alert)

97 (5.5) [Order without alert]

113 (6.2)

0.35

Alert of BMD testing, n (%)

2763 (88) [Hidden alert]

2131 (61)

< 0.001

BMD testing, n (% per alert)

14 (0.5) [Order without alert]

112 (5.3)

< 0.001