Nudge increases cancer screening orders, but patient-facing nudge needed, too
(PHYSorg.com Medicine & Health)

When the electronic health record is programmed to automatically flag and create orders for patients needing cancer screenings, doctors are significantly more likely to order them, a new Penn Medicine study shows. However, the study showed that the other part of the equation-patients following through on those screenings-was unaffected by the increase in orders.