Electronic health records (EHR) have created opportunities for health systems and clinicians to leverage technology in support of quality improvement efforts in health care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provided a mandate for health care organizations to modernize in support of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement’s triple aim to improve quality, reduce cost, and improve population health.1,2  A fully developed EHR complete with clinical decision support (CDS) is an essential part of a learning health system equipped to navigate an increasingly complex health care landscape. Clinical decision support is an organizing term to describe a variety of tools embedded within the EHR to enhance clinical decision-making through the provision of information to support clinician behavior at the point of care.1  The Best Practice Advisory (BPA) is a CDS tool built into the EHR that can be used by clinicians to promote quality care, reduce inefficiency, and...

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