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NCT Number: NCT02858674

Health Information Technology in Heart Failure Care

The objective of this proposal is to develop, implement, and test the effectiveness of a computerized clinical decision support system for hospitalized patients with heart failure.

Aim 1: Develop an electronic health record (EHR) based search method that uses both structured data and natural language processing of unstructured text to identify hospitalized patients with heart failure while they are still in the hospital.

Aim 2: Develop and test the usability of an electronic health record (EHR) based clinical decision support system (CDSS) to support delivery of evidence-based care to hospitalized heart failure patients using human computer interaction methods.

Aim 3: Assess the effect of an electronic health record (EHR) based clinical decision support system (CDSS) on processes of care for heart failure patients who are hospitalized for other causes. As part of the evaluation, we will test two implementation strategies, one of which will introduce the CDSS as an interruptive alert to providers, the second of which will introduce the CDSS as part of a provider checklist that exists on the side of the screen for each patient.

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Key information

Conditions

Heart Failure Cardiovascular Diseases Heart Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

New York University School of Medicine

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients hospitalized 2 years prior and 18 months after the time of implementation of the Computerized clinical decision support systems (CDSS) in the (Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients on the obstetrical service, who died during hospitalization, or on hospice care.

Treatment and study plan

Pop Up Interruption Alert

Other

Traditional Pop Up Alert used in Epic

Side Bar Non Interruptive Provider Checklist

Other

Noninterruptive alert that sits in the checklist

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of Patients with a Secondary Diagnoses of Heart Failure

    Time frame: 90 Days

    These patients will also have had of left ventricular function (LV) Assessment either prior to or during the hospitalization or planned for post discharge

  2. Percentage of patients with a secondary diagnosis of heart failure and LV systolic dysfunction who have been prescribed an Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB)

    Time frame: 90 Days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Aug 8, 2016
Registry last updated
Nov 8, 2019

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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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