Health Information Technology (HIT) Enhanced Family History Documentation and Management in Primary Care

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes

In brief

We evaluated whether collection of risk factors to generate an electronic health record (EHR)-linked personalized health risk appraisal (HRA) for coronary heart disease (CHD), diabetes, breast and colorectal cancer (CRC) was associated with improved patient-provider communication, risk assessment, and breast cancer screening plans in the next year.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01468675

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

People needed

6075

Starts

2013-02-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults 18 - 75 Years old
• English or Spanish speaking
• Recent visit to a participating primary care practice

You may not qualify if…

• No phone number or email address listed in the EHR

Where it is running

• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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