학술논문
Utilization of a Best Practice Alert (BPA) at Point-of-Care for Recruitment into a US-Based Autism Research Study.
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Article
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*HUMAN research subjects
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*PATIENT selection
*PEDIATRICS
*AUTISM
*CLINICAL medicine
*MEDICAL referrals
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ELECTRONIC health records
*MEDICAL research
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0162-3257
Abstract
Provider referral is one of the most influential factors in research recruitment. To ease referral burden on providers, we adapted the Best Practice Alert (BPA) in the EPIC Electronic Health Record and assessed its utility in recruiting pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorder for the national SPARK study. During a year-long surveillance, 1203 (64.0%) patients were Interested in SPARK and 223 enrolled. Another 754 participants not recruited via the BPA also enrolled; 35.5% of these participants completed their participation compared to 58.3% of BPA-referred participants. Results suggest that (a) a BPA can successfully engage providers in the study-referral process and (b) families who learn about research through their providers may be more engaged and effectively retained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]