Open AccessEffect of an Electronic Health Record Decision Support Alert to Decrease Excess Cervical Cancer Screening
Author(s) -
Deanna Teoh,
Rachel Isaksson Vogel,
Adam J. Langer,
Jinai Bharucha,
Melissa A. Geller,
Eileen M. Harwood,
Shalini Kulasingam,
Genevieve B. Melton
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of lower genital tract disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.784
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1526-0976
pISSN - 1089-2591
DOI - 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000484
Subject(s) - guideline , medicine , pap test , cervical cancer , clinical decision support system , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , test (biology) , cervical cancer screening , family medicine , gynecology , cancer , decision support system , nursing , pathology , data mining , paleontology , biology , computer science
Cervical cancer screening is often conducted in excess of current screening guidelines. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of an electronic health record (EHR) clinical decision support alert to decrease guideline-nonadherent cervical cancer screening beyond the age limits of screening or posthysterectomy.