Missed Opportunities in Pediatric Hypertension: Increasing Recognition of Elevated Blood Pressures in Outpatient Pediatric Clinics Through Automatic Alerts

Autor: Sunkyung Yu, Joshua K. Meisner, Wen Liang, Heather L. Burrows, Kurt R. Schumacher, Ray Lowery
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Pediatrics. 147:357-358
ISSN: 1098-4275
0031-4005
Popis: BACKGROUND: Pediatric hypertension can predispose children to adult cardiovascular disease and can be the first presentation of significant medical conditions. However, it is recognized that pediatric hypertension is underdiagnosed due to difficulty identifying elevated blood pressures (BPs). Evidence suggests that electronic medical record (EMR) automated alerts (e.g. best practice advisory, BPA) can improve detection rate of pediatric hypertension. However, published efforts have been variably successful. We developed a multi-level BPA to improve the detection rate of elevated BPs in a large academic pediatric program. METHODS: A retrospective analysis …
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