Electronic Alert Improves Guideline Adherence for Heart Failure Treatment
More patients receive the right medication when physicians receive health record system alerts.
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More patients receive the right medication when physicians receive health record system alerts.
The trial tested the efficacy of an alert system that allows clinicians to prescribe optimal therapies to heart failure patients during an office visit.
Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they received a customized digital alert via an electronic health record (EHR) system when inputting medical orders shortly after seeing a patient, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 71st Annual Scientific Session.