University of Utah


Rural Trial of Clinic Order Entry with Decision Support

Description

Assessed the value of a computerized clinic order entry tool in rural primary care practices for appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy for acute respiratory infections, frequency of hemoglobin A1c in diabetics, incidence of outpatient adverse drug events, and influenza vaccine immunizations.

Grant Number
R01 HS015413
Principal Investigator(s)

Using Health Information Technology to Support Population-Based Clinical Practice

Description

This project’s aim was to improve providers' ability to distinguish viral infections from bacterial infections by providing physicians and patients with timely, accessible information about the local incidence of common respiratory viruses through the use of a population health repository and decision support tools.

Grant Number
K08 HS018538
Principal Investigator(s)