Use of Electronic Clinical Reminders to Increase Preventive Screenings in a Primary Care Setting

• Published in: Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
• Main Authors: Onders, Robert, Spillane, James, Reilley, Brigg, Leston, Jessica
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2013
• Subjects: Kodiak; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2150131913496116; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2150131913496116; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/2150131913496116

Purpose: The Kodiak Area Native Association (KANA) provides primary health care in Kodiak, Alaska and 6 outlying villages. KANA sought to actively improve key preventive screening rates for its patients. Methods: KANA adopted an electronic health record in 2008 and deployed national clinical reminde...