Impact of Vendor Systems on Ambulatory Medication Safety

Completed

• Conditions: Medication Errors
• Interventions: Other: Electronic prescribing

• Registration Number: NCT00773500
• Lead Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Brief Summary

Our objective is to determine the effects of electronic prescribing on medication safety including medication errors, near misses and preventable adverse drug events in the ambulatory setting. Study design will be a longitudinal evaluation of errors early after implementation and after sustained use.

Detailed Description

We will compare the effects of different vendor-based electronic prescribing systems on ambulatory medication safety in various settings, including rural and underserved areas and determine the effects of electronic prescribing systems on ambulatory medication safety over time.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-09
• Study First Submitted: 2008-10-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-10-15
• Study First Posted: 2008-10-16
• Primary Completion: 2011-07
• Study Completion: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• >=0.75 FTE providers

Exclusion Criteria

• <0.75 FTE providers

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	Electronic prescribing	Providers adopting electronic prescribing in New York City, New York
2	Electronic prescribing	Providers adopting electronic prescribing in the Taconic region of New York

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
prescribing error	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
near misses	1 year
preventable adverse drug events	1 year

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States

Taconic IPA; 🇺🇸 Fishkill, New York, United States