Improving Laboratory Monitoring in Community Practices: A Randomized Trial

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The investigators propose a cluster-randomized controlled trial (RCT) of computerized point-of-care alerts in the EHR to prevent errors related to laboratory monitoring at the initiation and continuation of drug therapy and a results management system to prevent errors related to the delay in follow-up of abnormal laboratory testing.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00789594

Run by

VA Boston Healthcare System

People needed

50

Starts

2009-04-01

Expected to finish

2013-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-09-20

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients receiving care from clinicians at primary care and adult internal medicine specialty practices

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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