Effectiveness of email reminders to encourage writing letters to the general practitioner.
- Conditions
- discharge lettersbrieven, ontslagbrievenemail remindersemail herinneringcomputerized decision supportbeslissingsondersteuninginternal medicineinwendige geneeskundegeriatricsgeriatrie
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25110
- Lead Sponsor
- Academic Medical Center (AMC)
- Brief Summary
Medlock S, Eslami S, Askari M, van Lieshout EJ, Dongelmans DA, Abu-Hanna A. Improved communication in post-ICU care by improving writing of ICU discharge letters: a longitudinal before-after study. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011 Nov;20(11):967-73.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 4000
Inclusion Criteria
All doctors in the internal medicine and geriatrics outpatient clinic are eligible to participate, and all patient visits on the outpatient clinic to those doctors are eligible for inclusion.
Exclusion Criteria
Doctors who are assigned to the outpatient clinic for less than 6 months during the trial period are excluded. Outpatient visits where the name of the doctor is not recorded in the computerized agenda are excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of patient visits that should be followed by a letter that have a letter at 90 days after the visit.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to write letters.