TY - JOUR
T1 - Using electronic health record-based clinical decision support to provide social risk-informed care in community health centers
T2 - Protocol for the design and assessment of a clinical decision support tool
AU - Gold, Rachel
AU - Sheppler, Christina
AU - Hessler, Danielle
AU - Bunce, Arwen
AU - Cottrell, Erika
AU - Yosuf, Nadia
AU - Pisciotta, Maura
AU - Gunn, Rose
AU - Leo, Michael
AU - Gottlieb, Laura
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is supported by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health under award number R01MD014886. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The funding body did not participate in the design of the study or writing this manuscript.
Funding Information:
Results: This study was funded in January 2020 by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Formative activities will take place from April 2020 to July 2021, the CDS tools will be developed between May 2021 and November 2022, the pilot study will be conducted from August 2021 to July 2022, and the main trial will occur from December 2022 to May 2024. Study data will be analyzed, and the results will be disseminated in 2024.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Rachel Gold, Christina Sheppler, Danielle Hessler, Arwen Bunce, Erika Cottrell, Nadia Yosuf, Maura Pisciotta, Rose Gunn, Michael Leo, Laura Gottlieb.
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Background: Consistent and compelling evidence demonstrates that social and economic adversity has an impact on health outcomes. In response, many health care professional organizations recommend screening patients for experiences of social and economic adversity or social risks-for example, food, housing, and transportation insecurity-in the context of care. Guidance on how health care providers can act on documented social risk data to improve health outcomes is nascent. A strategy recommended by the National Academy of Medicine involves using social risk data to adapt care plans in ways that accommodate patients' social risks. Objective: This study's aims are to develop electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support (CDS) tools that suggest social risk-informed care plan adaptations for patients with diabetes or hypertension, assess tool adoption and its impact on selected clinical quality measures in community health centers, and examine perceptions of tool usability and impact on care quality. Methods: A systematic scoping review and several stakeholder activities will be conducted to inform development of the CDS tools. The tools will be pilot-tested to obtain user input, and their content and form will be revised based on this input. A randomized quasi-experimental design will then be used to assess the impact of the revised tools. Eligible clinics will be randomized to a control group or potential intervention group; clinics will be recruited from the potential intervention group in random order until 6 are enrolled in the study. Intervention clinics will have access to the CDS tools in their EHR, will receive minimal implementation support, and will be followed for 18 months to evaluate tool adoption and the impact of tool use on patient blood pressure and glucose control. Results: This study was funded in January 2020 by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Formative activities will take place from April 2020 to July 2021, the CDS tools will be developed between May 2021 and November 2022, the pilot study will be conducted from August 2021 to July 2022, and the main trial will occur from December 2022 to May 2024. Study data will be analyzed, and the results will be disseminated in 2024. Conclusions: Patients' social risk information must be presented to care teams in a way that facilitates social risk-informed care. To our knowledge, this study is the first to develop and test EHR-embedded CDS tools designed to support the provision of social risk-informed care. The study results will add a needed understanding of how to use social risk data to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.
AB - Background: Consistent and compelling evidence demonstrates that social and economic adversity has an impact on health outcomes. In response, many health care professional organizations recommend screening patients for experiences of social and economic adversity or social risks-for example, food, housing, and transportation insecurity-in the context of care. Guidance on how health care providers can act on documented social risk data to improve health outcomes is nascent. A strategy recommended by the National Academy of Medicine involves using social risk data to adapt care plans in ways that accommodate patients' social risks. Objective: This study's aims are to develop electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support (CDS) tools that suggest social risk-informed care plan adaptations for patients with diabetes or hypertension, assess tool adoption and its impact on selected clinical quality measures in community health centers, and examine perceptions of tool usability and impact on care quality. Methods: A systematic scoping review and several stakeholder activities will be conducted to inform development of the CDS tools. The tools will be pilot-tested to obtain user input, and their content and form will be revised based on this input. A randomized quasi-experimental design will then be used to assess the impact of the revised tools. Eligible clinics will be randomized to a control group or potential intervention group; clinics will be recruited from the potential intervention group in random order until 6 are enrolled in the study. Intervention clinics will have access to the CDS tools in their EHR, will receive minimal implementation support, and will be followed for 18 months to evaluate tool adoption and the impact of tool use on patient blood pressure and glucose control. Results: This study was funded in January 2020 by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Formative activities will take place from April 2020 to July 2021, the CDS tools will be developed between May 2021 and November 2022, the pilot study will be conducted from August 2021 to July 2022, and the main trial will occur from December 2022 to May 2024. Study data will be analyzed, and the results will be disseminated in 2024. Conclusions: Patients' social risk information must be presented to care teams in a way that facilitates social risk-informed care. To our knowledge, this study is the first to develop and test EHR-embedded CDS tools designed to support the provision of social risk-informed care. The study results will add a needed understanding of how to use social risk data to improve health outcomes and reduce disparities.
KW - Community health centers
KW - Decision support systems, clinical
KW - Electronic health records
KW - Health status disparities
KW - Social determinants of health
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U2 - 10.2196/31733
DO - 10.2196/31733
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85117398210
SN - 1929-0748
VL - 10
JO - JMIR Research Protocols
JF - JMIR Research Protocols
IS - 10
M1 - e31733
ER -