The Effects of a Results Management System on Physician Awareness of Post-Discharge Test Results

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Healthy, Medical Record Systems, Computerized

In brief

This project aims to define the problem of results that return after patient discharge and to study the implementation of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)-based system for tracking these results.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00146354

Run by

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Last updated by the study team

2007-03-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Admitted under enrolled study Attendings at the two study locations
• Patient had test result finalized after discharge and prior to subsequent admission

You may not qualify if…

• Test result noted in discharge summary
• Test result not clinically actionable

Where it is running

• Massachusetts General Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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