Implementing an Electronic Health Record-Integrated Pediatric Primary Care Sleep Screener.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sleep is crucial for healthy growth, academic success, executive functioning, and mental health. However, sleep is not consistently and rigorously addressed in pediatric primary care.

Objective

To describe the development and reach, adoption, implementation, effectiveness, and maintenance of a well-child visit, electronic sleep screener with educational resources in a large primary care network.

Design, setting, and participants

In this case-control study of primary care practices in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, retrospective, observational electronic health records and implementation data were drawn for preimplementation (November 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019), phased-scaling (October 1, 2019, to June 30, 2021), implementation (July 1, 2021, to June 30,

SUBMITTER: Williamson AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12556643 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature