Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders in Medical Settings: Usability Testing in an EMR

Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders in Medical Settings: Pilot Usability Testing in an EMR

The primary objective of this pilot study is to program an opioid use disorder (OUD) clinical decision support (CDS) tool for use in an electronic medical record (EMR) and obtain high primary care physician (PCP) usability and acceptability. The OUD-CDS is based on the NIDA-Blending Initiative white paper, "Clinical Decision Support for Opioid Use Disorders: Working Group Report," which itself is based on national evidence-based guidelines (American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM 2015), VA (VA 2015). As such, this pilot study aims to help PCPs achieve accepted standards of care in OUD treatment. The secondary objectives of this pilot study are to evaluate the usefulness of the tool by comparing OUD case-finding, medication-assisted therapy (MAT) and referral patterns pre- and post-CDS deployment for PCPs with and without CDS access.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be an MD, Doctor of Osteopathy, Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant engaged in independent primary care of adults at HealthPartners or Park Nicollet
• Have at least schedule 3 DEA prescribing privileges
• Voluntarily provide written informed consent to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than half-time clinical primary care responsibilities