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Symptom Tracking in Primary Care: Designing and Testing an EHR-Embedded Safety-Net System.

Talya Salant, James Benneyan, Anthony Zhong

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    A new electronic health record (EHR) symptom tracking system improved follow-up for worrisome symptoms in primary care. This system enhanced both the rate and timeliness of patient symptom reassessment, aiding in earlier diagnosis.

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    Area of Science:

    • Primary Care Medicine
    • Health Informatics
    • Patient Safety

    Background:

    • Systematic symptom tracking is crucial for preventing missed diagnoses in primary care.
    • Existing symptom tracking systems are limited in primary care settings.
    • Worrisome symptoms require reliable monitoring to ensure timely intervention.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and test a novel electronic health record (EHR)-embedded symptom tracking system.
    • To improve the follow-up rates and timeliness of worrisome symptoms in primary care.
    • To evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of an EHR-integrated symptom monitoring tool.

    Main Methods:

    • Historical chart review to establish baseline symptom follow-up rates.
    • Iterative design and testing of prototypes by systems engineers and clinicians.
    • Development of an EHR-embedded tool for systematic symptom order placement and tracking.

    Main Results:

    • The EHR-embedded symptom tracking system significantly improved follow-up rates (84.8% vs. 60.5%).
    • The system markedly increased the timeliness of symptom follow-up (mean 20 days vs. 101.6 days).
    • The tool was found to be feasible and accepted by primary care clinicians.

    Conclusions:

    • A pilot EHR-embedded symptom tracking system demonstrated feasibility and improved reliability.
    • The system enhanced the timeliness and completion rates of worrisome symptom follow-up.
    • Wider adoption requires workflow redesign for efficiency and sustainability in routine primary care.