Team-Based Health Information Exchange Use Increased Mammography Documentation and Referral in an Academic Primary Care Practice: An Interrupted Time Series.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Few studies have examined the impact of health information exchanges (HIE) on quality in ambulatory settings. METHODS:From September 29, 2014, to September 4, 2015, we conducted an interrupted time series analysis of query-based use of the state HIE as part of team-based care to improve mammography screening in an academic primary care practice. Women aged 50-74 years with a practice visit and who were eligible for mammography were included. We conducted non-parametric data analysis using LOESS, followed by ARIMA analysis. RESULTS:During the study period, there were 2020 visits among 904 eligible patients, including 648 visits among 485 patients during 16 baseline weeks, and 1372 visits by 755 patients during 33 intervention weeks. During the intervention period, 16.0% of eligib

SUBMITTER: Pitts SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5910338 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature