Impact of a Clinical Decision Support System in an Electronic Health Record to Enhance Detection of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency.

The article explores a study on the impact of a clinical decision support system (CDS) in an electronic health record (EHR) on the detection of α1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD). It notes that AATD patients tend to experience delays from symptom onset to the initial diagnosis. Under the study, electronic alerts urge physicians to test patients for AATD when their EHR shows airflow obstruction. Findings show that such approach does not lead to enhanced AATD detection.