Physicians' Strategies for Using Family History Data: Having the Data is Not the Same As Using the Data

Overview

Journal JAMIA Open

Date 2021 Oct 11

PMID 34632321

Citations 11

Authors

Peter Taber

Parveen Ghani

Joshua D Schiffman

Wendy Kohlmann

Rachel Hess

Valli Chidambaram

Kensaku Kawamoto

Rosalie G Waller

Damian Borbolla

Guilherme Del Fiol

Charlene Weir

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Abstract

Objective: To identify needs in a clinical decision support tool development by exploring how primary care providers currently collect and use family health history (FHH).

Design: Survey questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were administered to a mix of primary and specialty care clinicians within the University of Utah Health system (40 surveys, 12 interviews).

Results: Three key themes emerged regarding providers' collection and use of FHH: (1) Strategies for collecting FHH vary by level of effort; (2) Documentation practices extend beyond the electronic health record's dedicated FHH module; and (3) Providers desire feedback from genetic services consultation and are uncertain how to refer patients to genetic services.

Conclusion: Study findings highlight the varying degrees of engagement that providers have with collecting FHH. Improving the integration of FHH into workflow, and providing decision support, as well as links and tools to help providers better utilize genetic counseling may improve patient care.

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