Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association
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Nephrol. Dial. Transplant. · Jan 2018
eMAP:CKD: electronic diagnosis and management assistance to primary care in chronic kidney disease.
The increasing burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) underpins the importance for improved early detection and management programs in primary care to delay disease progression and reduce mortality rates. eMAP:CKD is a pilot program for primary care aimed at addressing the gap between current and best practice care for CKD. ⋯ The eMAP:CKD program has shown an improvement in identification of patients at risk of CKD, appropriate testing and management of these patients, as well as increased documentation of CKD diagnosis entered into the EHRs. We have demonstrated efficacy in overcoming the verified gap between current and best practice in primary care. The success of the pilot program has encouraging implications for use across the primary care community as a whole.