Improving management of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause: evaluation of a health system-based, cluster-randomized intervention.

Background: Genitourinary symptoms are common in postmenopausal women and adversely affect the quality of life. National surveys and data collected from our healthcare system indicate that postmenopausal women with the genitourinary syndrome of menopause often fail to receive appropriate diagnosis or treatment.

Objective: To promote greater detection and treatment of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, we created and tested a clinician-focused health system intervention that included clinician education sessions and a suite of evidence-based electronic health record tools.