Table 2.
Survey Results
| Question | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Correctly identified lipid profile | |
| • Percentage of faculty | 155 (92) |
| • Percentage of residents and fellows | 21 (53) |
| Number of patients with FH seen by the majority (>50%) of | |
| • Primary care physicians (n=74) | 0-3 (58.2) |
| • Cardiologists (n=33) | >7 (51.5) |
| • Endocrinologists (n=7) | >10 (70) |
| Respondents who believed a CDS tool would be helpful in the management of a patient with FH | 205 (98) |
| Perceived utility of FH order-set | |
| • Very helpful | 76 (37.2) |
| • Somewhat helpful | 88 (43.1) |
| • Neither helpful nor unhelpful | 19 (9.3) |
| • Somewhat unhelpful | 12 (5.8) |
| • Very unhelpful | 9 (4.4) |
| Preference for alert location | |
| • Upon accessing the patient record | 42 (20) |
| • Upon reviewing the laboratory data | 105 (50) |
| • No alert, instead highlight the patient on caregiver’s schedule | 16 (8) |
| • Inbox notification | 83 (40) |
| • No alert | 8 (4) |
| Elements related to the configuration of CDS tool | |
| • Reminder to rule out secondary causes of hyperlipidemia | 139 (66) |
| • Reminder to screen family members | 126 (60) |
| • Initiate/optimize lipid-lowering therapy | 149 (71) |
| • Cardiovascular genomics consultation for family pedigree and genetic testing | 106 (51) |
| • Link to relevant scientific statements | 76 (36) |
| • Link to AskMayoExpert | 138 (65) |
| Components of order-set | |
| • Lipid profile | 151 (72) |
| • Cardiovascular genomics consultation for possible genetic testing and family pedigree | 165 (79) |
| • Reminder to test family members | 137 (65) |
| • Other | 16 (8) |
CDS = clinical decision support; FH = familial hypercholesterolemia.