Increasing Uptake of EHR-enabled Population Health Outreach Strategies to Improve Diabetes Screening
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pre Diabetes
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 focused on measuring Diagnostic Screening Program, Health System Intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Patient is alive at time of data extraction Age >= 18 at time of data extraction and <76 Visit with PCP at Parkland clinic in the last 18 months (548 days), where Encounter type = Virtual Visit or Encounter type = Office Visit Patient NOT included in Parkland Diabetes Registry Preferred language is Spanish or English Ethnicity is Hispanic or Non-Hispanic Race is White or Black Patient is not pregnant in last 12 months Exclusion Criteria for Study Population 1: Prediabetes Glycemic Risk Group Last A1C value <5.7 (normal) Last A1C value >6.4 (diabetes) Last A1C value = blank (unchecked) Last A1C date occurred within last 12 months from date of export Exclusion Criteria for Study Population 2: Score-Based Glycemic Risk Group Risk score <9 Last A1C date occurred in last 30 months from date of export Last A1C value was >5.7 (PDM/DM)
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Active Comparator
Experimental
No Intervention
Generic Screening Invitation
Targeted-Tailored Screening Invitation
Standard of Care
Patients randomized to this study arm will receive the generic letter to inform them that they are at risk for T2D and that they are not up to date on screening. The letter also informs them that a screening test has been ordered, and requests that they complete testing at their clinic lab. The letter is signed by the patient's primary care provider and sent in both English and Spanish. This letter was previously developed and has been in use by the Parkland Diabetes Detection Program.
Patients randomized to this study arm will receive the tailored letter, which uses messaging developed collaboratively by patients and clinical stakeholders under a prior NIH-funded research study (STU 2021-0743), in addition to available EHR data, to inform patients that they are at risk for Type 2 Diabetes based on specific clinical characteristics and that they are not up to date on screening. The letter also informs them that a screening test has been ordered, and requests that they fast and complete testing at their clinic lab within 60 days. Fasting instructions will specify nothing to eat or drink except water for at least 8 hours. The letter will be signed electronically by the patient's primary care provider and sent in both English and Spanish.
Patients randomized to this study arm will receive opportunistic screening based on routine clinical activities. Patients will be assigned a study number for tracking purposes, but no intervention activities via the Parkland Dysglycemia Detection Program will occur for this study arm.