@article{ref1,
title="The effects of an electronic medical record prompt on documentation of firearm screening in and adolescent primary care setting",
journal="Journal of Adolescent Health",
year="2024",
author="Soto, Michael and Sigel, Eric J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="PURPOSE: There is limited evidence as to how to facilitate health care providers (HCPs) addressing firearm injury prevention during routine visits. The purpose of this project was to examine whether including a screening question about firearms in the home in the routine care template increases the screening of youth access to firearms. <br><br>METHODS: A pre-post approach chart review was conducted for youth 12-21 years old. Outcomes included HCP documentation of screening for the presence of firearms and whether counseling caregivers on safer storage practices was delivered. <br><br>RESULTS: HCPs documented screening adolescents for firearms 85% after the addition of the prompt compared to 25% prior to the change (p <.001). The presence of the screening prompt also led to an increase in the delivery of safe storage counseling (p =.035). <br><br>DISCUSSION: Altering the EMR template increased HCP documentation of the presence of firearms in the home while also increasing firearm injury prevention counseling delivered to caregivers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1054-139X",
doi="10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.06.010"
}