Trial reportImplementation science : IS2013
The effectiveness of computer reminders for improving quality assessment for point-of-care testing in general practice--a randomized controlled trial.
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Point-Of-Care Testing In Danish General Practice: A Randomised Controlled Trial - Part II
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Computer-generated reminders delivered on paper to healthcare professionals: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
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- A tailored intervention for the detection of patients with coronary heart disease and mental or cognitive comorbidities in the German primary care setting: qualitative evaluation of implementation success.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Variation in Point-of-Care Testing of HbA1c in Diabetes Care in General Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Formative evaluation of clinician experience with integrating family history-based clinical decision support into clinical practice.Journal of personalized medicine · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundComputer reminders are increasingly being applied in efforts to improve quality and patient safety. However, research is still needed to establish the effectiveness of different kinds of reminders in various settings. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of computer reminders for improving adherence to a quality assessment scheme for point-of-care testing in general practice.
methodThe study was conducted as a randomized controlled crossover trial among general practices in the Capital Region of Denmark. The intervention consisted of sending computer reminders (ComRem) to practices not adhering to the guideline recommendations of split testing for hemoglobin and glucose. Practices were randomly allocated into two groups. During the first follow-up period, one of the groups received the ComRem intervention together with the general implementation activities (GIA), while the other group only received the GIA. For the second follow-up period, the intervention was switched between the two groups. Outcomes were measured as split test procedure adherence.
resultsA total of 142 practices were randomly allocated to the early intervention group and 144 practices to the late intervention group (the control group in the first follow-up period). In the first intervention period, the mean number of split tests performed in the group receiving ComRem group increased from 1.22 to 3.76 (out of eight possible tests) while the mean number of split tests increased from 1.11 to 2.35 in the group targeted by GIA only (p = 0.0059). After the crossover, a similar effect of reminders was observed. Furthermore, the developments in outcome measures over time showed a strong effect of computer reminders beyond the intervention periods.
conclusionThere was a significant effect of computer reminders on adherence to the quality assessment scheme for point-of-care testing. Thus, computer reminders seem to be useful for supporting the implementation of relatively simple procedures for quality and safety.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: http://NCT01152177.
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