TY - JOUR
T1 - Electronic medical record reminder improves osteoporosis management after a fracture
T2 - A randomized, controlled trial
AU - Feldstein, Adrianne
AU - Elmer, Patricia J.
AU - Smith, David H.
AU - Herson, Michael
AU - Orwoll, Eric
AU - Chen, Chuhe
AU - Aickin, Mikel
AU - Swain, Martha C.
PY - 2006/3
Y1 - 2006/3
N2 - OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis treatment rates after a fracture are low. This study evaluated methods to increase guideline-recommended osteoporosis care postfracture. DESIGN: Participants were randomly assigned to usual care or one of two interventions. Analysis of primary outcomes used electronic data and linear regression. SETTING: A Pacific Northwest nonprofit health maintenance organization. PARTICIPANTS: Female patients aged 50 to 89 who suffered a fracture in 1999 and had not received bone mineral density (BMD) measurement or medication for osteoporosis (n=311) and their primary care providers (n=159). INTERVENTION: Patient-specific clinical guideline advice to the primary care provider delivered by electronic medical record (EMR) message or electronic reminder to the provider plus an educational letter mailed to the patient. MEASUREMENTS: BMD measurement and osteoporosis medication. RESULTS: At 6 months, provider reminder resulted in 51.5% of patients receiving BMD measurement or osteoporosis medication, provider reminder plus patient education resulted in 43.1%, and usual care resulted in 5.9% (P<.001). The effect of provider advice combined with patient education was not significantly different from provider advice alone (P=.88). Patients aged 60 to 69 were 18% (95% confidence interval=3-34) more likely to receive BMD measurement or an osteoporosis medication than those aged 80 to 89. CONCLUSION: Patient-specific postfracture advice to the provider through an EMR message significantly increased BMD measurement and osteoporosis medication. As EMRs become more widespread, this intervention could improve osteoporosis management for many postfracture patients. Future research should identify barriers to and facilitators of care for older, high-risk patients.
AB - OBJECTIVES: Osteoporosis treatment rates after a fracture are low. This study evaluated methods to increase guideline-recommended osteoporosis care postfracture. DESIGN: Participants were randomly assigned to usual care or one of two interventions. Analysis of primary outcomes used electronic data and linear regression. SETTING: A Pacific Northwest nonprofit health maintenance organization. PARTICIPANTS: Female patients aged 50 to 89 who suffered a fracture in 1999 and had not received bone mineral density (BMD) measurement or medication for osteoporosis (n=311) and their primary care providers (n=159). INTERVENTION: Patient-specific clinical guideline advice to the primary care provider delivered by electronic medical record (EMR) message or electronic reminder to the provider plus an educational letter mailed to the patient. MEASUREMENTS: BMD measurement and osteoporosis medication. RESULTS: At 6 months, provider reminder resulted in 51.5% of patients receiving BMD measurement or osteoporosis medication, provider reminder plus patient education resulted in 43.1%, and usual care resulted in 5.9% (P<.001). The effect of provider advice combined with patient education was not significantly different from provider advice alone (P=.88). Patients aged 60 to 69 were 18% (95% confidence interval=3-34) more likely to receive BMD measurement or an osteoporosis medication than those aged 80 to 89. CONCLUSION: Patient-specific postfracture advice to the provider through an EMR message significantly increased BMD measurement and osteoporosis medication. As EMRs become more widespread, this intervention could improve osteoporosis management for many postfracture patients. Future research should identify barriers to and facilitators of care for older, high-risk patients.
KW - Bone mineral density measurement
KW - Electronic medical record
KW - Osteoporosis treatment
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00618.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00618.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16551312
AN - SCOPUS:33644636271
SN - 0002-8614
VL - 54
SP - 450
EP - 457
JO - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
JF - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
IS - 3
ER -