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PS1-52: Diagnosis of Pediatric Hypertension Depends on Clinical Practice Guideline Definitions

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Services Task Force has published methods and tables to estimate the number of myocardial infarctions (MIs) and strokes prevented and estimated harms of using aspirin based on age categories in hypothetical cohorts of men and women.Translation of the guideline requires data and formulas to calculate risk which are not readily available to practicing clinicians.We took advantage of the opportunity to enhance the efficiency of provider and patient decision making regarding aspirin through the use of electronic health record data and computer program assistance to assess the risks and benefits.Results: The decision support program for aspirin in HealthPartners Medical Group & Clinics was integrated with the electronic health record through a web-service called Cardiovascular (CV) Wizard.At the point of care, de-identified data including pertinent demographics, diagnosis codes, lab results, medications, and allergies are transmitted to the web service and run through a set of sophisticated algorithms to assess whether aspirin is indicated and to provide individualized treatment suggestions and safety alerts based on known allergies and intolerance, contraindications, and identification of previous bleeding risks.Conclusions: Using electronic decision support algorithms, it is possible to provide patients and providers with printable information to engage them in more evidence-based decisions about aspirin use for primary prevention.

Source: Clinical Medicine & Research

DOI: 10.3121/cmr.2013.1176.ps1-52