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AMIA Annu Symp Proc · Jan 2006
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffect of e-mail versus postal reminders for mammogram screening.
A randomized controlled trial was undertaken to measure the efficacy of a patient reminder system for females age 40 - 75 in a Midwestern primary care practice. A subset of the population whose email addresses were known was further randomized to measure the effect of email versus postal reminders. A statistically significant increase in completion rates was observed in the intervention group while no difference was found between the email and postal mail groups.
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AMIA Annu Symp Proc · Jan 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialA computerized decision support system improves the accuracy of temperature capture from nursing personnel at the bedside.
To assess the effect of a computerized decision support system (CDSS) on the accuracy of patient temperature recording at the bed side. ⋯ CDSS are effective with nursing personnel in improving the accuracy of temperature capture at the bedside.
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AMIA Annu Symp Proc · Jan 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEvaluation of CoViSTA - an automated vital sign documentation system - in an inpatient hospital setting.
The aim of this study was to compare the efficiency and acceptance of the CoViSTA system with the current practice of collecting vital signs. CoViSTA (Computerized Vital Sign Transfer Application) was designed to integrate with the existing hospital network and automate the process of vital sign data entry in hospital wards. The system was evaluated with 6 nurses across 60 patients and was found to significantly reduce errors, improve efficiency and increase satisfaction among the staff.
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AMIA Annu Symp Proc · Jan 2005
Randomized Controlled TrialIndividualized electronic decision support and reminders can improve diabetes care in the community.
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AMIA Annu Symp Proc · Jan 2003
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialIntelligent intravenous infusion pumps to improve medication administration safety.
Intravenous (IV) medications are vital in the management of hospitalized patients. Inpatients frequently receive several IV medications concurrently, and these are commonly delivered with infusion pump systems. In particular, critically ill patients receive potent "high-alert" IV drugs, many with narrow safety margins requiring careful nursing titration. ⋯ Although errors in prescribing are often intercepted, administration errors do not get caught with most current systems While several safety improvements in IV infusion pump design have reduced mechanical complications, errors with IV drug administration such as incorrect programming persist. Intelligent IV infusion pumps have integrated software to provide point of care decision support (DS). This software includes drug library profiles configured for specific patient care units and includes programming of safety limits for drug/dose calculations.