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Time: Asynchronous communication allows VA personnel to send and receive information at a time convenient for them
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Time: time required to complete reminders
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Documentation: Support for appropriate documentation
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Impersonality: with colleagues--inappropriate conversations becoming part of medical record
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Communication: Can easily alert other providers about a patient's status
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Impersonality: with colleagues--trust
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Quality of care: Reminders prompt providers to initiate important conversations
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Impersonality: with patients
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Quality of care: Structured consults and reminders provide guidance to providers about evidence-based priorities
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Systems issues: reminders are a first step in a process of evidence-based care but are not the complete process
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