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Evaluation of Computer Generated After Visit Summaries

NCT01685541 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 272

Last updated 2023-11-18

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Summary

The electronic medical record (EMR) offers a new method to provide patients with information about their visits with a clinician. The EMR can generate personalized and patient specific handouts at the end of the visit that can recap the topics covered during that visit. These After Visit Summaries (AVS) can be automatically generated with information contained in the patient's chart. The AVS has the potential to improve patient retention of information needed for adherence to treatment plans, and follow-up instructions, and to facilitate information transfer between healthcare settings. However, the content and formatting of the AVS to optimize patients' information retention and satisfaction with the visit is not known. In this study, we will develop and test in a randomized trial three different versions of an AVS to determine the AVS content that maximizes patient satisfaction and retention of information on the AVS,and adherence to physician instructions. The three versions of the AVS developed from patient and physician input will be compared to a control condition which consists of current practice in each setting.

Conditions

  • Primary Care Patients With Chronic Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Maximum After Visit Summary Content

OTHER

Intermediate After Visit Summary Content

OTHER

Minimum After Visit Summary Content

OTHER

Usual AVS

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-06-30

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