Outpatient EHR-Based Diabetes Clinical Decision Support That Works: Lessons Learned From Implementing Diabetes Wizard
- JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, MD,
- Beth Averbeck, MD,
- Kevin Palattao,
- Jerry Amundson,
- Heidi Ekstrom, MA,
- Bill Rush, PhD and
- Patrick O'Connor, MD, MPH
Abstract
In Brief
Electronic health record-based clinical decision support (CDS) can improve key intermediate outcomes of diabetes care in primary care settings and could be deployed in conjunction with additional care improvement strategies. It is important to understand how to incorporate CDS strategies into primary care practices to obtain high provider use rates and satisfaction. This article describes the process for successful implementation of a CDS tool called Diabetes Wizard.
Footnotes
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JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen, MD, is a clinical investigator, Jerry Amundson is a senior systems analyst, Heidi Ekstrom, MA, is a research study manager, Bill Rush, PhD, is a research associate, and Patrick O'Connor, MD, MPH, is a senior clinical investigator at HealthPartners in Bloomington, Minn. Beth Averbeck, MD, is the associate medical director of HealthPartners Medical Group Primary Care at GroupHealth in Bloomington, Minn. Kevin Palattao is vice president of clinic patient care systems at GroupHealth in St. Paul, Minn.
- American Diabetes Association(R) Inc., 2010
