| Outpatient electronic health records and the clinical care and outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus. | |
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PMID: 23027319 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Physicians can receive federal payments for meaningful use of complete certified electronic health records (EHRs). Evidence is limited on how EHR use affects clinical care and outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between use of a commercially available certified EHR and clinical care processes and disease control in patients with diabetes. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental design with outpatient EHR implementation sequentially across 17 medical centers. Multivariate analyses adjusted for patient characteristics, medical center, time trends, and facility-level clustering. SETTING: Kaiser Permanente Northern California, an integrated delivery system. PATIENTS: 169 711 patients with diabetes mellitus. INTERVENTION: Use of a commercially available certified EHR. MEASUREMENTS: Drug treatment intensification and hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) testing and values. RESULTS: Use of an EHR was associated with statistically significant improvements in treatment intensification after HbA(1c) values of 9% or greater (odds ratio, 1.10 [95% CI, 1.05 to 1.15]) or LDL-C values of 2.6 to 3.3 mmol/L (100 to 129 mg/dL) (odds ratio, 1.06 [CI, 1.00 to 1.12]); increases in 1-year retesting for HbA(1c) and LDL-C levels among all patients, with the most dramatic change among patients with the worst disease control (HbA(1c) levels ≥9% or LDL-C levels ≥3.4 mmol/L [≥130 mg/dL]); and decreased 90-day retesting among patients with HbA(1c) levels less than 7% or LDL-C levels less than 2.6 mmol/L (<100 mg/dL). The EHR was also associated with statistically significant reductions in HbA(1c) and LDL-C levels, with the largest reductions among patients with the worst control (0.06-mmol/L [2.19-mg/dL] reduction among patients with baseline LDL-C levels ≥3.4 mmol/L [≥130 mg/dL]; P < 0.001). LIMITATION: The EHR was implemented in a setting with strong baseline performance on cardiovascular care quality measures. CONCLUSION: Use of a commercially available certified EHR was associated with improved drug treatment intensification, monitoring, and physiologic control among patients with diabetes, with greater improvements among patients with worse control and less testing in patients already meeting guideline-recommended glycemic and lipid targets. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. |
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Authors:
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Mary Reed; Jie Huang; Ilana Graetz; Richard Brand; John Hsu; Bruce Fireman; Marc Jaffe |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of internal medicine Volume: 157 ISSN: 1539-3704 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-10-02 Completed Date: 2012-12-04 Revised Date: 2013-05-20 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372351 Medline TA: Ann Intern Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 482-9 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA 94612, USA. mary.e.reed@kp.org |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Ambulatory Care / standards* Child Child, Preschool Cholesterol, LDL / blood Diabetes Mellitus / blood, drug therapy* Drug Monitoring Electronic Health Records / standards* Female Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated / analysis Humans Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage, therapeutic use* Hypolipidemic Agents / therapeutic use Infant Male Middle Aged Outcome Assessment (Health Care)* Regression Analysis Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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R01 DK085070/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; R01DK085070/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS |
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0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated; 0/Hypoglycemic Agents; 0/Hypolipidemic Agents |
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