Clinic factors associated with utilization of a pregnancy-intention screening tool in community health centers

Routine pregnancy-intention screening in the primary care setting is a promising practice to help patients achieve their reproductive goals. We aim to describe the utilization of a pregnancy-intention screening tool integrated in the electronic health record (EHR) of a national network of community...

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Published in:Contraception (Stoneham) 2021-05, Vol.103 (5), p.336-341
Main Authors: Hatch, Brigit, Schmidt, Teresa, Davis, Eva, Templeton, Anna Rose, Hoopes, Megan, Darney, Blair, Cottrell, Erika K.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Community health centers
Contraception
Family planning
Preconception
Pregnancy-intention screening
Primary care
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Summary:Routine pregnancy-intention screening in the primary care setting is a promising practice to help patients achieve their reproductive goals. We aim to describe the utilization of a pregnancy-intention screening tool integrated in the electronic health record (EHR) of a national network of community health centers (CHCs) and identify clinic-level factors associated with tool use. We conducted a clinic-level retrospective observational study to assess tool utilization during the first 3 years after the tool was made available in the EHR (November 2015 to October 2018). We describe characteristics of clinics with higher tool utilization (≥90th percentile) versus lower utilization (
ISSN:0010-7824
1879-0518
DOI:10.1016/j.contraception.2021.02.003