Electronic alerts for ambulatory patients with atrial fibrillation not prescribed anticoagulation: A randomized, controlled trial (AF-ALERT2)

Despite widely available risk stratification tools, safe and effective anticoagulants, and guideline recommendations, anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) is under-prescribed in ambulatory patients. To assess the impact of alert-based computerized decision support (CDS) on anticoagulation prescription in ambulatory patients with AF and high-risk for stroke, we conducted this randomized controlled trial.

Source: Thrombosis Research - May 10, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Gregory Piazza, Shelley Hurwitz, Umberto Campia, Behnood Bikdeli, Junyang Lou, Candrika D. Khairani, Antoine Bejjani, Julia E. Snyder, Mariana Pfeferman, Briana Barns, Samantha Rizzo, Alexandra Glezer, Samuel Z. Goldhaber Tags: Full Length Article Source Type: research