Improving Safety by Basic Computerizing Outpatient Prescribing

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Adverse Drug Events
• Interventions: Other: Routine Care; Other: Basic Clinical Decision Support

• Registration Number: NCT01091038
• Lead Sponsor: Indiana University

Brief Summary

The study will measure the effect of basic clinical decision support on medical errors and adverse drug events in the ambulatory setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-08
• Primary Completion: 2007-08
• Study Completion: 2007-08
• Study First Submitted: 2010-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-03-22
• Study First Posted: 2010-03-23
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 228

Inclusion Criteria

• provider practicing at sites implementing order entry with basic clinical decision support using either the longitudinal medical record (LMR) or Medical Gopher

Exclusion Criteria

• provider or practice unwilling to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Routine Care	Routine Care	Usual care of patients in the ambulatory setting
Basic Clinical Decision Support	Basic Clinical Decision Support	Providers use basic clinical decision support

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse Drug Events	6 months	Adverse drug events are measured through use of a computerized surveillance system augmented by focused structured human review
Medical Errors	6 months	Medical Errors are identified through a computerized surveillance system with structured human review

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Partner's Healthcare; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Wishard Helath Services; 🇺🇸 Indianapolis, Indiana, United States