The Effect of Interoperable Health IT on Efficiency in Ambulatory Practices
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observational
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Brief Summary
Goal: To evaluate the effects of Interoperable Health IT on provider work flow and work practices in the ambulatory care setting. Interoperable health IT can produce a reduction of barriers in the exchange of health information that can allow for more efficient, timely, and a higher quality of patient care. This study seeks to evaluate the effects of the implementation of interoperable health IT on the work flow of medical providers in the care environments in which they are implemented.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for all trials
Started Jan 2010
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 2, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 23, 2013
CompletedJanuary 23, 2013
March 1, 2012
1.3 years
August 2, 2011
January 17, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in workflow pattern
Day 1
Study Arms (1)
Physician Pract. Employee and Off. Staff
The office staff and providers and physician practices enrolled in the RHIO
Eligibility Criteria
Primary care and primary care specialty practices participating in EHR/VHR in the Rochester Regional Health Information Organization
You may qualify if:
- Our population will include all of the providers and office workers within the ambulatory care settings that have implemented the interoperable IT programs, and are required to utilize the systems for their daily job functions. Our research population will not include patients, as the participants of our study are the health care workers.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Rochesterlead
- State University of New York at Buffalocollaborator
- Weill Medical College of Cornell Universitycollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Peter W Crane, MD, MBA
University of Rochester
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 2, 2011
First Posted
January 23, 2013
Study Start
January 1, 2010
Primary Completion
May 1, 2011
Study Completion
August 1, 2011
Last Updated
January 23, 2013
Record last verified: 2012-03