NCT01984645

Brief Summary

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.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
7,023

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2012

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2012

Completed
1.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 30, 2013

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 15, 2013

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

February 19, 2016

Status Verified

February 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

2.5 years

First QC Date

October 30, 2013

Last Update Submit

February 17, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

Emergency VisitSecure Health messagingInpatient

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean duration until first post-discharge outpatient visit

    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.

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Mean number of secure health messages (SHMs)

    1-7 days after each admission

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Average rate of readmission to inpatient setting

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

Notification

EXPERIMENTAL

Providers in this arm will receive a secure online notification whenever their patients are visited in the emergency department or admitted as an inpatient.

Other: Notification

No intervention

NO INTERVENTION

Providers in this arm will not get a secure online notification about their patient's visit to the emergency department or inpatient admission.

Interventions

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.

Notification

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Primary Care Provider at the New York Presbyterian.

You may not qualify if:

  • No clinic rotation during the study period

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emergencies

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • David K Vawdrey, PhD

    Columbia University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
CROSSOVER
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 30, 2013

First Posted

November 15, 2013

Study Start

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion

March 1, 2015

Study Completion

July 1, 2015

Last Updated

February 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations