Provider perspectives on care for veterans with electronic health record flags for high suicide risk: A mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT: Electronic health record (EHR) flags alert staff within the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) to patients at high suicide risk for the purpose of enhancing their care. VHA implemented patient record flags category I-high risk for suicide (HRS-PRFs) in 2008, yet little is known about provider perceptions. In non-VHA settings, some EHR flags and alerts are perceived unfavorably by providers. This mixed methods quality improvement study examined perspectives of VHA mental health clinicians and suicide prevention coordinators (SPCs) regarding the perceived utility and drawbacks of HRS-PRFs. We conducted a national survey of SPCs (N = 286; February-March 2022) and semistructured qualitative interviews (January-July 2022) with a separate sample of SPCs (n = 5) and mental health c

SUBMITTER: Chen JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12614300 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature