Proactive Reduction of Outpatient Malpractice: Increasing Safety, Efficiency, and Satisfaction

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Medical Malpractice, Patient Safety

In brief

The purpose of the Proactive Reduction of Outpatient Malpractice: Increasing Safety, Efficiency, and Satisfaction (PROMISES) project is to assemble a high-level Massachusetts consortium to test the impact of powerful quality improvement techniques to accomplish innovations and improvements in high risk ambulatory malpractice areas. We will target problem-prone processes in 3 areas of identified risk: 1) medication management, 2) test ordering and results management 3) follow-up and referral management.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01758315

Run by

Massachusetts Department of Health

People needed

213

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-01

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Primary Subjects: staff members of small to medium-sized primary care (internal medicine or family medicine) practices in Massachusetts with adult, English-speaking patients.
• Secondary Subjects: English-speaking adults who receive care at an enrolled intervention or control office practice.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English-speaking

Where it is running

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Brigham and Women's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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