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NCT Number: NCT01984645

Primary-care-provider Identification And Notification

New York-Presbyterian Hospital has created a system that notifies its primary care providers whenever their patients are admitted to the hospital. In this study, the investigators want to evaluate how accurate this system is and how it is affecting the primary providers and their health care delivery.

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Key information

Conditions

Emergency Disease Attributes Emergencies Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, 10032, United States

About this study

The investigators will interview the participating providers to understand if they were aware of the admission of their patients, and how they want to get involved in the care of that patient while he/she is in hospital. The investigators will also look at the data in the Electronic Health Record system to understand how providers are acting in response to the notifications.

Lastly, the investigators will determine if the notifications have resulted in any change in the care of the patients, specifically in terms of the number of days from discharge until the next clinic visit.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Primary Care Provider at the New York Presbyterian.

Exclusion criteria

  • No clinic rotation during the study period

Treatment and study plan

Notification

Other

Providers in the intervention group will receive a secure electronic notification when their patients are visited in the emergency department or admitted as an inpatient.

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean duration until first post-discharge outpatient visit

    Time frame: 1 year

    The investigators will measure the time from each patient's discharge until their first follow-up visit in the outpatient setting. The investigators hypothesize that the automated notification will result is earlier post-discharge followups.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mean number of secure health messages (SHMs)

    Time frame: 1-7 days after each admission

    Once a primary care provider is notified about their patient's admission via a secure health message (SHM), the investigators will measure number of such SHMs that are read within 24 hours and within 7 days

Other outcomes

  1. Average rate of readmission to inpatient setting

    Time frame: 1 year

    The investigators will compare the rate of readmission for patients associated with providers in the two arms of the study, to assess if provider's notification about their patient's visit to the emergency department has any effect on rate of readmission.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Columbia University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Identifying Primary Care Providers and Notifying Them Upon Admission of Their Patients to New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Acronym: PIANO

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 15, 2013
Registry last updated
Feb 19, 2016

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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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