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Clinical Trials/NCT00603070
NCT00603070
Completed
Not Applicable

Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Transmission of Discharge Medication Lists to Improve Ambulatory Medication Safety

Weill Medical College of Cornell University1 site in 1 country130 target enrollmentMarch 2008

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Medication Errors
Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Enrollment
130
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Prescription medication errors
Status
Completed
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is twofold:

  1. to measure the effects of transitioning from one electronic prescribing system to another in the ambulatory setting on medication errors and human-computer interactions
  2. to evaluate the impact of electronic transmission of discharge medication lists to the ambulatory setting on medication discrepancies and adverse drug events
Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2008
End Date
March 2011
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Physicians or nurse practitioners with at least 4 clinic sessions per week

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prescription medication errors

Time Frame: 2 weeks prior, 3 months, 1 year after intervention and 2 years after intervention

Medication discrepancies (as detected on a comparison between inpatient and outpatient medical records)

Time Frame: 30 days after patient is discharged from hospital

Patient adverse drug events (as determined by patient telephone interview and medical record review)

Time Frame: 30 days after patient hospital discharge

Secondary Outcomes

  • Human-Computer interactions as measured by physician interview and direct observation of physician work(3 months after intervention)

Study Sites (1)

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