Improving Care for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Using EMRALD

Improving Care for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Using Electronic Medical Record Interventions: A Pragmatic Cluster Randomized Trial

This pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial will test the impact of feedback and a toolkit aimed at improving the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the primary care setting. This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic.

This trial will use family physicians in Ontario participating in the Electronic Medical Record Administrative data Linked Database (EMRALD) and receiving the System for Audit and Feedback to Improve caRE (SAFIRE) along with other decision support tools. Performance on CKD quality indicators for family physicians receiving the CKD feedback and tools will be compared to physicians not receiving the CKD feedback or tools.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Family physicians participating in EMRALD, on the EMR for >=2 years, roster size >=100 patients
• Patient criteria, rostered and actively seeing an EMRALD physician, on the EMR for .=1 year

Exclusion Criteria:

• Updated data available at the time of study commencement