Prospective Evaluation of Computerized Physician Order Entry in the Emergency Department
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Operational Metrics of the Emergency Department
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Time to Antibiotics
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate various performance metrics of emergency department operations after the implementation of computerized physician order entry in an academic emergency department.
Detailed Description
The study will be a prospective before-after study comparing various operational and performance metrics before and after the implementation of a computerized physician order entry system in the emergency department. The investigators will collect 6 month before, 6 month after of data along with a 2-4 week washout period. The investigators will also administer a computerized physician order entry survey after the study is completed. This confidential survey will be emailed to all ED nurses, residents, and attendings using RedCap. Consent will be implied if they choose to participate.
Investigators
Steven Horng, MD
Instructor in Emergency Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All consecutive adult patients (Age \>=18) presenting to the Emergency Department during the study period will be included in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who eloped, left without being seen, or signed out against medical advice will be excluded.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Time to Antibiotics
Time Frame: 6 months
Primary outcome measure is time to antibiotics. This is defined as the time patients are registered to the time they receive their first antibiotics for patients with an ED diagnosis of pneumonia.
Secondary Outcomes
- Lab turnaround time(6 months)
- Resource Utilization(6 months)
- Emergency Department Length of Stay(6 months)