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NCT Number: NCT00134823

Improving Pediatric Safety and Quality With Health Care Information Technology

This study includes four projects aimed to improve the quality and safety of pediatric care through the implementation of four clinical decision support services in the electronic health record (EHR). The four projects will measure the effect of each clinical decision support feature including: weight-based dosing; smart forms for chronic conditions; guideline reminders; and a results manager to track abnormal lab result follow-up.

Hypothesis: Implementation of the clinical decision support features will decrease medication errors and adverse drug events, assist physicians in adhering to clinical practice guidelines and protocols for certain chronic illnesses, improve physician follow-up for abnormal lab results, and overall improve the safety and quality of pediatric clinical practice.

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Key information

Conditions

Medication Errors Medical Records Systems, Computerized Patient Safety Quality Improvement

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners HealthCare

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

About this study

please see description above

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Partners-affiliated pediatric practice providers utilizing Longitudinal Medical Record (LMR), which is an electronic health record system. Also the parents of the patients of the above noted pediatric providers.

Exclusion criteria

  • Non-Partners providers, or Partners providers who do not use LMR. Parents of patients not seen by Partners-affiliated pediatric providers who use LMR.

Treatment and study plan

weight based dosing decision support

Other

weight based dosing decision support

Primary outcomes

  1. Impact on rates of medication errors

    Time frame: 1 year

    difference in weight related medication prescribing errors by drug class

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Massachusetts General Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Registry information

Official study title

Improving Pediatric Safety and Quality With Health Care IT

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
Aug 25, 2005
Registry last updated
Jul 21, 2011

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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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