Clinicians Perceptions of a Computerized Decision Support System (CDSS) for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Screening in a Pediatric Primary Care Center

Purpose: With the increasing prevalence of T2D in youth, it is imperative for primary care providers to identify patients at high risk and implement evidence-based screening protocols promptly. CDSS are tools implemented to provide clinicians with personalized reminders tailored to their patients according to best evidence and guidelines. One example of CDSS is the Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation system (CHICA). We previously showed that primary care providers using CHICA to automate the identification and screening of pediatric patients at high risk for T2D were 4.6 times more likely …