Background Electronic medical records (EMRs) contain large amounts of rich clinical
information. Developing EMR-based case definitions, also known as EMR phenotyping, is …

The best overall measure of kidney function is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as commonly
estimated from serum creatinine concentrations (eGFR cr) using formulas that correct for the …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common and associated with adverse clinical
outcomes. Most care for early CKD is provided in primary care, including hypertension …

Background Clinical pathways aim to improve patient care. We sought to determine whether
an online chronic kidney disease (CKD) clinical pathway was associated with improvements …

Background Electronic health records can be used for population-wide identification and
monitoring of disease. The Territory Kidney Care project developed algorithms to identify …

Background It is not well established whether a virtual multidisciplinary care program for
persons with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) can improve their knowledge about …

Background: Albuminuria testing is an easy way to identify, early on, a higher risk of
cardiovascular and renal kidney morbidity and mortality in patients at-risk. In France, the …

Rationale & Objective Sustainable interventions that enhance chronic kidney disease (CKD)
management are not often studied in safety-net primary care, in which populations bear a …

Background: The diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is based on laboratory results
easily extracted from electronic health records; therefore, CKD identification and …

Background The successful implementation of interventions targeted to improve kidney
health requires early identification of CKD which involves screening at-risk populations as …