Pediatric rheumatology

A single-center model for implementation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) documentation adherence in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE)

LupusPublished Quality improvement study

Authors' conclusion

Our study demonstrates that monthly email reminders as well as EMR-mediated electronic in-basket reminders increased SLEDAI documentation rates at an academic center.

Study context

Population
SLE encounters over 24 months at a pediatric academic center (cSLE)
Participants
1,980 SLE encounters
Comparison
Baseline vs monthly email reminders vs electronic medical record (EMR) in-basket clinical decision support (CDS) reminders
Outcome
SLEDAI documentation rate
Methodological detailssingle-centre, pre-post, electronic clinical decision support
  • Single-centre
  • Pre-post
  • Electronic clinical decision support

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

Barriers to documentation (physician survey) · end of study

Forgetfulness
67%
Lack of time
33%

Original publication

A single-center model for implementation of SLEDAI documentation adherence in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). Lupus. Published 9 October 2023. doi:10.1177/09612033231206451

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