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Table 2 Ranking of electronic health record (EHR)-based CDS options for HIV/STI prevention carea

From: Provider perspectives on clinical decision support to improve HIV prevention in pediatric primary care: a multiple methods study

CDS Tool

Median ranking (IQR)

Electronic questionnaire for adolescents that populates sexual activity data into EHRb

2 (1–4.5)

Electronic alert to test for HIV for patients with STI diagnoses

4 (2–5)

Automated referrals to HIV prevention counselors for patients with STIs

4 (2–6)

Electronic alert to test for HIV in all adolescents

4 (2–6)

A bundled tool with both alerts and templated HIV test orders

4 (2–6)

An alert to counsel regarding PrEP for youth with STIs

4 (3–6)

Default HIV testing orders within the adolescent visit template (providers must uncheck to cancel order)

5 (3–6.25)

  1. aRanking from 1 to 7, where 1 is highest rank and 7 is lowest rank
  2. bMissing n = 1