The Role of Electronic Medical Record Automation in Latent Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment in a Large Health System
After an electronic medical record tool was implemented in primary care, tuberculosis screening increased from 6202 to 16 394 patients. There was an absolute increase in, but not a higher percentage of, patients starting and completing preventative treatment. This low-cost intervention highlights the electronic medical record's potential to enhance tuberculosis prevention.
Authors
- Harleen Sahni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9031-7120)
- H. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8450-2792)
- Andrea Polesky
- Andrea Cervenka
Institutions
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf582
- Primary Topic
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00