Validation of an Instrument to Qualitatively and Quantitatively Profile Hospitalist Workflow

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Physician Workflow

• Registration Number: NCT00208663
• Lead Sponsor: Emory University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a simple 'pick-list' menu applied to a handheld computer's time-motion program can be used to record reliably what a hospital-based doctor does while working a shift in the hospital. In this study reliability will be measured by comparing the data collected by at least two different observers recording data from the same hospitalist during the same period of time.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-21
• Primary Completion: 2005-12
• Study Completion: 2005-12
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Must be a practicing hospitalist, defined as a physician working exclusively in a hospital settings

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Elapsed time engaged in specific hospital work activities	1 hospital workday

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Emory affiliated hospitals; 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia, United States