Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of a Results Management System on Physician Awareness of Post-Discharge Test Results
Lead Sponsor:
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Harvard Risk Management Foundation
Conditions:
Healthy
Medical Record Systems, Computerized
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This project aims to define the problem of results that return after patient discharge and to study the implementation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)-based system for tracking these results.
Detailed Description
The transfer of care at hospital discharge is complex and requires the transmission of large amounts of data between inpatient physicians (hospitalists) and outpatient physicians (PCPs), including inf...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted under enrolled study Attendings at the two study locations
- Patient had test result finalized after discharge and prior to subsequent admission
Exclusion
- Test result noted in discharge summary
- Test result not clinically actionable
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00146354
Last Update
March 2 2007
Active Locations (2)
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1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
2
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02120