A Comparison of Primary Care and Traditional Internal Medicine Residents

Completed

Conditions studied: Breast Cancer Screening, Cervical Cancer Screening, Cholesterol Screening, Asthma Admission Rate, Diabetes Management

In brief

The goal of this study is to identify objective differences between primary care and traditional medicine residents in clinical performance, continuity of care and utilization of resources. Specifically, this retrospective study will analyze the database collected by CLIMACS, the computer system at Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (CIMA). This system is used for clinical and administrative purposes; it manages and tracks patient's information and demographics, appointment booking, clinical diagnosis, prescriptions and medications, laboratory and radiology test, and consults. In our study, we will analyze a subset of the CLIMACS database from previous years.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00224224

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Starts

1995-01-01

Expected to finish

2005-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-04-03

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients who are followed as outpatients by a Cornell affiliated internist at the Cornell Internal Medicine Associates (CIMA).
• Patients at New York Hospital who may or may not go on to be followed as outpatients at CIMA.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients who elect not to participate in the study.

Where it is running

• New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College — New York, New York, United States

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