Taconic Health Information Network and Community (THINC)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Medication Errors

In brief

The Taconic IPA, a 2,500 physician independent practice association (IPA) located in Fishkill, New York (NY), is involved in an information technology project to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of healthcare in the region. Over the past three years, the organization has worked with area hospitals and laboratories to create a community wide electronic data exchange. Currently, the Taconic IPA is in the midst of implementing a full electronic health record in some practices and e-prescribing in other practices. The purpose is to study the impact of an electronic health record on safety and quality measures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00225563

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

30

Starts

2007-07-21

Expected to finish

2014-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-25

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Physicians' prescriptions and medical records in office practices enrolled in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Other physicians not enrolled in the study

Where it is running

• Taconic IPA — Fishkill, New York, United States

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