Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Cardiologist perceptions on automated alerts and messages to improve heart failure care
Authors' conclusion
Cardiologists perceived the EHR tools to be easy to use, helpful, and improve the overall management of their patients with heart failure.
Study context
- Population
- Cardiologists who received an Alert or a Message during the BETTER CARE-HF trial at NYU Langone Health outpatient clinicscardiologists sent survey
- Participants
- 120 cardiologists
- Exposure
- Alert vs Message
- Alertn = 60
- Messagen = 60
- Outcome
- Cardiologist perceptions of EHR tools
Methodological detailssurvey
- Survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Response rate
Easy to use
Reminder to prescribe therapy
Underlying evidence trustworthy
Clinical information trustworthy
Agreed with continued use
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Cardiologist perceptions on automated alerts and messages to improve heart failure care. Am Heart J. Published 16 October 2024. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it