Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Echocardiography

In brief

This study examines the impact of adding a statement to the echocardiography report that advises anyone reading the report regarding if and when a follow-up study is recommended.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01792544

Run by

VA Palo Alto Health Care System

People needed

1706

Starts

2011-07-01

Expected to finish

2015-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-28

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing echocardiography where the physician creating the report feels a comment is appropriate regarding when follow-up should or should not occur.

You may not qualify if…

• None.

Where it is running

• VA Palo Alto HCS — Palo Alto, California, United States

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