Impact of an Electronic Health Record-Based Interruptive Alert Among Patients With Headaches Seen in Primary Care: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headaches, including migraines, are one of the most common causes of disability and account for nearly 20%-30% of referrals from primary care to neurology. In primary care, electronic health record-based alerts offer a mechanism to influence health care provider behaviors, manage neurology referrals, and optimize headache care.

Objective

This project aimed to evaluate the impact of an electronic alert implemented in primary care on patients' overall headache management.

Methods

We conducted a stratified cluster-randomized study across 38 primary care clinic sites between December 2021 to December 2022 at a large integrated health care delivery system in the United States. Clinics were stratified into 6 blocks based on region and patient-to-health care provi

SUBMITTER: Pradhan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376138 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature