Effect of a computer-guided, quality improvement program for cardiovascular disease risk management in primary health care: the treatment of cardiovascular risk using electronic decision support cluster-randomized trial

David Peiris¹, Tim Usherwood², Kathryn Panaretto², Mark Harris², Jennifer Hunt², Julie Redfern², Nicholas Zwar², Stephen Colagiuri², Noel Hayman², Serigne Lo², Bindu Patel², Marilyn Lyford², Stephen MacMahon², Bruce Neal², David Sullivan², Alan Cass², Rod Jackson², Anushka Patel²

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¹ From The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (D.P., J.R., S.L., B.P., M.L., S.M., B.N., A.P.); Westmead Clinical School (T.U.), The Boden Institute (S.C.), and Sydney Medical School (D.S.) University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.P.); Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (M.H.) and School of Public Health and Community Medicine (N.Z.) University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J.H.); Inala Indigenous Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (N.H.); Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (A.C.); and School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (R.J.). dpeiris@georgeinstitute.org.
² From The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (D.P., J.R., S.L., B.P., M.L., S.M., B.N., A.P.); Westmead Clinical School (T.U.), The Boden Institute (S.C.), and Sydney Medical School (D.S.) University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.P.); Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (M.H.) and School of Public Health and Community Medicine (N.Z.) University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J.H.); Inala Indigenous Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (N.H.); Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (A.C.); and School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (R.J.).

PMID: 25587090
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001235

Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of a computer-guided, quality improvement program for cardiovascular disease risk management in primary health care: the treatment of cardiovascular risk using electronic decision support cluster-randomized trial

David Peiris et al. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2015 Jan.

. 2015 Jan;8(1):87-95.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001235. Epub 2015 Jan 13.

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¹ From The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (D.P., J.R., S.L., B.P., M.L., S.M., B.N., A.P.); Westmead Clinical School (T.U.), The Boden Institute (S.C.), and Sydney Medical School (D.S.) University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.P.); Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (M.H.) and School of Public Health and Community Medicine (N.Z.) University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J.H.); Inala Indigenous Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (N.H.); Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (A.C.); and School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (R.J.). dpeiris@georgeinstitute.org.
² From The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (D.P., J.R., S.L., B.P., M.L., S.M., B.N., A.P.); Westmead Clinical School (T.U.), The Boden Institute (S.C.), and Sydney Medical School (D.S.) University of Sydney, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (K.P.); Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity (M.H.) and School of Public Health and Community Medicine (N.Z.) University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (J.H.); Inala Indigenous Health Service, Queensland Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (N.H.); Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia (A.C.); and School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (R.J.).

PMID: 25587090
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.114.001235

Erratum in

Correction to: Effect of a Computer-Guided, Quality Improvement Program for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management in Primary Health Care: The Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Using Electronic Decision Support Cluster-Randomized Trial.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018 Sep;11(9):e000049. doi: 10.1161/HCQ.0000000000000049. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2018. PMID: 30354554 No abstract available.

Abstract

Background: Despite effective treatments to reduce cardiovascular disease risk, their translation into practice is limited.

Methods and results: Using a parallel arm cluster-randomized controlled trial in 60 Australian primary healthcare centers, we tested whether a multifaceted quality improvement intervention comprising computerized decision support, audit/feedback tools, and staff training improved (1) guideline-indicated risk factor measurements and (2) guideline-indicated medications for those at high cardiovascular disease risk. Centers had to use a compatible software system, and eligible patients were regular attendees (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged ≥ 35 years and others aged ≥ 45 years). Patient-level analyses were conducted using generalized estimating equations to account for clustering. Median follow-up for 38,725 patients (mean age, 61.0 years; 42% men) was 17.5 months. Mean monthly staff support was <1 hour/site. For the coprimary outcomes, the intervention was associated with improved overall risk factor measurements (62.8% versus 53.4% risk ratio; 1.25; 95% confidence interval, 1.04-1.50; P=0.02), but there was no significant differences in recommended prescriptions for the high-risk cohort (n=10,308; 56.8% versus 51.2%; P=0.12). There were significant treatment escalations (new prescriptions or increased numbers of medicines) for antiplatelet (4.3% versus 2.7%; P=0.01), and BP lowering (18.2% versus 11.0%; P=0.02) but not lipid-lowering medications.

Conclusions: In Australian primary healthcare settings, a computer-guided quality improvement intervention, requiring minimal support, improved cardiovascular disease risk measurement but did not increase prescription rates in the high-risk group. Computerized quality improvement tools offer an important, albeit partial, solution to improving primary healthcare system capacity for cardiovascular disease risk management.

Clinical trial registration url: https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=336630. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry No. 12611000478910.

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases; primary health care; quality improvement.

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Effect of a computer-guided, quality improvement program for cardiovascular disease risk management in primary health care: the treatment of cardiovascular risk using electronic decision support cluster-randomized trial

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