Problem Specific Templates for Electronic Hospital Documentation

Completed

Conditions studied: Quality/Accuracy of Physician Documentation, Efficiency of Physician Documentation

In brief

The emergence of electronic documentation has led to multiple new challenges for physicians. Despite positive expectations, many physicians have received electronic health systems with mixed results. Review of current literature has identified the following reasons for concern: increased time required for documentation, deteriorating quality of notes, mindless use of copy-and-paste functions, and fragmentation of clinical work from poorly designed computing workflows. The study of template use has not been done in a large scale or with clear outcome measurements. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Problem Specific Templates on quality, accuracy, and efficiency of physician documentation practices.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01958723

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

10

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2014-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Physicians: All physicians of the Hospital Medicine Service will be invited to participate

You may not qualify if…

• Any invited physicians who refuse to consent

Where it is running

• University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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