title: Health maintenance module improves BMD testing.
abstract: Clinical decision support systems can improve efficiency and standardization in patient care by flagging patient records due for recommended health maintenance screening. Despite the staggering numbers of people affected by osteoporosis, rates of bone mineral density screening by dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry remain low.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Kori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dewing
authors.forename: Basia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Belza
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zierler
authors.forename: Andrea Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Lacroix
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D014768:Virginia