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NCT Number: NCT00657462

Efficacy of the Pre-Admission Medication List (PAML) Builder Reminder Prompts

This project will study whether reminder prompts increase PAML Builder application feature utilization.

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Key information

Conditions

Utilization of Software Application Features Behavior Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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About this study

This project will study whether reminder prompts increase Pre-Admission Medication List (PAML) Builder application feature utilization. PAML Builder is an application designed and maintained by Partners Information Systems that assists clinicians in medication reconciliation - a process important for patient safety and quality of care. We have determined that several potentially helpful features of the application are not being utilized as frequently as had been expected. These features include:

  • copying the pre-admission medication list (PAML) to the clipboard
  • viewing the detailed audit trail of all changes made to the PAML
  • sorting the list of medications obtained from other electronic sources by therapeutic class.

Reminder prompts (sometimes referred to as "Tip of the Day") have been employed to increase user awareness of underutilized application features. However, anecdotally some users find them unhelpful and potentially irritating. It is therefore important to determine whether reminder prompts accomplish the stated task of increasing application feature utilization. This project will compare PAML Builder application feature utilization before and after a pilot rollout of reminder prompts to determine whether they should be implemented permanently.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • users of the PAML Builder application (physicians, nurses, pharmacists)

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

Reminders

Other

Users of the PAML Builder application will receive reminders about three application features (copy/paste, audit trail, sort medications by class) at the startup of the application

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference in the change between combined frequency of utilization of all features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 (intervention in one arm only) to period 2 (intervention in both arms).

    Time frame: The entire study period

Secondary outcomes

  1. Difference in the change between frequencies of utilization of the individual features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 (intervention in one arm only) to period 2 (intervention in both arms).

    Time frame: The entire study period

  2. Difference in the change between combined frequency of utilization of all features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 to period 2 by the users who were displayed the corresponding reminder.

    Time frame: The entire study period

  3. Difference in the change between frequencies of utilization of the individual features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 to period 2 by the users who were displayed the corresponding reminders.

    Time frame: The entire study period.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Reminder Prompts on Utilization of the PAML Builder Application Features

Acronym: PAMLTIPS

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Apr 14, 2008
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2017

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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