NCT00235040

Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

Evaluating Smart Forms and Quality Dashboards in an EHR: Effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18,257 (actual)
• Sponsor: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of the Acute Respiratory Infection Smart Form

Detailed description

Specific Aim 1: To design and implement an integrated documentation-based clinical decision support and physician feedback system, provided in an electronic health record (EHR), to improve the management of patients with acute medical conditions. Hypothesis 1: A documentation-based clinical decision support tool (CDSS) "smart form" physician feedback system, can be designed and implemented to facilitate documentation and physician order-entry, provide individualized, evidence-based recommendations for the management of patients acute respiratory infections (ARIs), and are usable by primary care physicians. Specific Aim 2: To determine the effectiveness of documentation-based CDSS and physician feedback on documentation and the clinical management of patients respiratory tract infections. Hypothesis 2A: A documentation-based CDSS "smart form" will increase the documentation of important clinical data in patients with ARI when compared to usual practice. Hypothesis 2B: A documentation-based CDSS "smart form" will increase adherence with guidelines for the management of patients with ARI when compared to usual practice.

Conditions

• Respiratory Tract Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Smart Form	Computer Decision Support System

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-11-01
• Primary completion: 2006-05-01
• Completion: 2007-08-01
• First posted: 2005-10-10
• Last updated: 2012-01-26