Evaluation of an Electronic CKD Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) in Clinical Care

A targeted, automated CKD clinical decision support system (CDSS) designed to improve bloodpressure (BP) level, disease awareness, staging, processes of care, and knowledge among persons with documented reduced eGFRcreat (creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate) in primary care setting.

Includes everything in the CDSS intervention but adds a follow-up call from a pharmacist, who is part of the clinical team. The rationale for this third arm is based on the evidence that clinical pharmacists have been shown to be more effective than physicians alone at achieving BP control in other settings.