Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care.

This observational cohort study evaluated the effect of a second blood pressure (BP) measurement on the rate of BP control among more than 38 000 patients with diagnosed hypertension and who were followed in primary care.

Advanced Clinical Decision Support for Vaccine Adverse Event Detection and Reporting.

Background: Reporting of adverse events (AEs) following vaccination can help identify rare or unexpected complications of immunizations and aid in characterizing potential vaccine safety signals. We developed an open-source, generalizable clinical decision support system called Electronic Support for Public Health-Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (ESP-VAERS) to assist clinicians with AE detection and reporting.

Methods: ESP-VAERS monitors patients' electronic health records for new diagnoses, changes in laboratory values, and new allergies following vaccinations.

Direct messaging to parents/guardians to improve adolescent immunizations.

Purpose: To study the impact on adolescent immunization rates of direct messages to parents/guardians.

Methods: Electronic health record rules identified adolescents needing an immunization. Parents/guardians of adolescents were messaged via a single vendor using automated text, prerecorded voice, and/or postcard.