Improving Screening Rates for Metabolic Syndrome in Patients Taking Atypical Antipsychotics
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- 作者：Luann Richardson ; DNP ; PMHNPAuthor Vitae ; Heeyoung Lee ; PhD ; PMHNPAuthor Vitae ; Melissa Kalarchian ; PhDAuthor Vitae ; Dianxu Ren ; PhD ; MDAuthor Vitae
- 关键词：electronic screening tool ; electronic medical record intervention ; mental illness ; metabolic screening intervention ; metabolic screening ; metabolic syndrome ; second-generation antipsychotics
- 刊名：The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November-December 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：12
- 期：10
- 页码：e427-e430
- 全文大小：189 K
- 卷排序：12
文摘
American Psychiatric Association/American Diabetes Association provides metabolic screening guidelines for those prescribed atypical antipsychotic medications. We performed a quality improvement project using an electronic medical record prompt to improve screening rates. This multimodal intervention was successful in improving metabolic outcomes.