Integrated Digital Health System Tools to Support Decision Making and Treatment Preparation in CKD: The PREPARE NOW Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Digital health system tools to support shared decision making and preparation for kidney replacement treatments for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are needed.

Study design

Descriptive study of the implementation of digital infrastructure to support a patient-centered health system intervention.

Setting & participants

4 CKD clinics within a large integrated health system.

Exposure

We developed an integrated suite of digital engagement tools to support patients' shared decision making and preparation for kidney failure treatments. Tools included an automated CKD patient registry and risk prediction algorithm within the electronic health record (EHR) to identify and prioritize patients in need of nurse case management to facilitat

SUBMITTER: Green JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350843 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature