Primary Care CKD Registry

Impact of a Safety-Net Primary Care CKD Registry

This study examines whether a safety-net primary care CKD registry directed at the entire primary care team can enhance the delivery of guideline concordant CKD care, including BP control, ACEi/ARB use and albuminuria quantification.

Inclusion Criteria:

All PCPs who worked in practice teams and provided longitudinal primary care to patients were eligible to participate in this study. Practice teams that consisted of several physicians (+/- trainees), one nurse, nurse practitioners, medical assistants and behaviorists, were randomized 1:1 to one of two arms with a random number generator: access to an electronic CKD registry or a usual care registry for 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

PCPs who solely provided specialty care, for example HIV services or urgent care, were excluded.