Electronic clinical reminder and quality of primary diabetes care

Abstract Aims To study the association of EMR’s clinical reminder use on a comprehensive set of diabetes quality metrics in U.S. office-based physicians and within solo- versus multi-physician practices. We conducted a retrospective cohort study on visits made by adults with diabetes identified from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (2012–2014). Methods Multiple logistic regression is used to test for associations between clinical reminder use and recommended services by the American Diabetes Association. Results Of 5508 visits, nationally representing 112,978,791 visits, 31% received HbA1c tests, 13% received urinalysis test, and Conclusions Resource efforts, beyond clinical reminders, are needed to reduce gaps in primary diabetes care between solo and non-solo practices.