Can automated alerts within computerized physician order entry improve compliance with laboratory practice guidelines for ordering Pap tests?

Can automated alerts within computerized physician order entry improve compliance with laboratory practice guidelines for ordering Pap tests?

Background: The electronic health record (EHR) provides opportunity to improve health and enhance appropriate test utilization through decision support. Electronic alerts in the order entry system can guide test use. Few published reports have assessed the impact of automated alerts on compliance of...

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Main Authors: Lydia Pleotis Howell, Scott MacDonald, Jacqueline Jones, Daniel J Tancredi, Joy Melnikow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
Subjects:
Computerized order entry, decision-support, lab test utilization, Pap testing
Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2014;volume=5;issue=1;spage=37;epage=37;aulast=Howell

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http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2014;volume=5;issue=1;spage=37;epage=37;aulast=Howell

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