Use of a computerized order set to increase prescription of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in patients receiving glucocorticoids.

Background: American College of Rheumatology guidelines recommend that patients taking glucocorticoids also take calcium and vitamin D supplements, regardless of the dose or intended duration of glucocorticoid use, to decrease their risk of glucocorticoid-induced osteopenia or osteoporosis (GIOP).

Objective: To increase the number of prescriptions made for calcium and vitamin D in patients who receive a prescription for glucocorticoids using an automated, computerized order set.

Design: Pre-post test design.