Reducing Unnecessary Vitamin D Screening in an Academic Health System: What Works and When.

Authors

Christopher M. Petrilli MD
James Henderson PhD
Jenna Keedy MPH
Emily Dibble BA
Melissa Y. Wei MD, MPH, MS
Julie K. Prussack MD
Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A., Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Eve Kerr MD, MPH

Publication/Presentation Date

7-28-2018

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency is relatively common, with an estimated prevalence between 19 and 77% in the United States.^1,2 Low serum 25(OH)D levels have been associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality³ and other adverse outcomes.^4,5 Further, Vitamin D supplementation is safe and low-cost. However, associations between Vitamin D supplementation and various outcomes have been mixed/have not been definitive,⁶ and there is limited evidence that population-based screening for Vitamin D deficiency improves outcomes.

Volume

131

Issue

12

First Page

1444

Last Page

1448

ISSN

1555-7162

Published In/Presented At

Petrilli, C. M., Henderson, J. Keedy, J. Dibble, E. Wei, M. Y., Prussack, J. K., Greenberg, G. M., Kerr, E. (2018). Reducing Unnecessary Vitamin D Screening in an Academic Health System: What Works and When. The American journal of medicine, 131(12), 1444-1448. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.06.025.

PubMedID

30063888

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership, Department of Family Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Faculty

Document Type

Article