Optimizing Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) Prescribing With EHR-Based Decision Support

PPIs are frequently overprescribed, and the CareConnect default prescription setting of 90 days with three refills (360 pill days) exceed standard guidelines (in most cases, 60 pill days). It is unclear whether this is the most appropriate workflow. Given that deprescribing PPIs carries minimal risk for most patients, this initiative will assess whether modifying defaulted prescription lengths influences prescribing behavior while ensuring physicians retain full decision-making authority.

PPIs are frequently overprescribed, and the CareConnect default prescription setting of 90 days with three refills (360 pill days) exceed standard guidelines (in most cases, 60 pill days). It is unclear whether this is the most appropriate workflow. Given that deprescribing PPIs carries minimal risk for most patients, this initiative will assess whether requiring providers to actively select prescription lengths influences prescribing behavior while ensuring physicians retain full decision-making authority.