RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Electronic Health Record Reminder Effect on Hepatitis C Antibody Screening
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 1016
OP 1019
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.190440
VO 33
IS 6
A1 Elie Mulhem
A1 Indigo Brown
A1 Ke Song
YR 2020
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/33/6/1016.abstract
AB In the United States, national guidelines recommend screening adults born between 1945 and 1965 for hepatitis C, but screening rates in this population continue to be low. We added a hepatitis C screening reminder to the Epic Electronic Health Record and educated physicians on the use of the Health Maintenance section in Epic. We assessed the effect of this intervention on the completion of screening hepatitis C antibody tests. We examined data from 2 years before and after the addition of the reminder. Completed hepatitis C antibody testing increased from 733 to 6502, and the rate of positive testing decreased from 5.9% to 2.0%. Implementing the electronic health record reminder and educating providers on the routine use of the Health Maintenance section increased hepatitis C screening for at risk adults.