Utilization of Software Application Features
Conditions
Keywords
Medical Informatics Applications, Software, Utilization
Brief summary
This project will study whether reminder prompts increase PAML Builder application feature utilization.
Detailed description
This project will study whether reminder prompts increase Pre-Admission Medication List (PAML) Builder application feature utilization. PAML Builder is an application designed and maintained by Partners Information Systems that assists clinicians in medication reconciliation - a process important for patient safety and quality of care. We have determined that several potentially helpful features of the application are not being utilized as frequently as had been expected. These features include: 1. copying the pre-admission medication list (PAML) to the clipboard 2. viewing the detailed audit trail of all changes made to the PAML 3. sorting the list of medications obtained from other electronic sources by therapeutic class. Reminder prompts (sometimes referred to as Tip of the Day) have been employed to increase user awareness of underutilized application features. However, anecdotally some users find them unhelpful and potentially irritating. It is therefore important to determine whether reminder prompts accomplish the stated task of increasing application feature utilization. This project will compare PAML Builder application feature utilization before and after a pilot rollout of reminder prompts to determine whether they should be implemented permanently.
Interventions
OTHERReminders
Users of the PAML Builder application will receive reminders about three application features (copy/paste, audit trail, sort medications by class) at the startup of the application
Sponsors
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* users of the PAML Builder application (physicians, nurses, pharmacists)
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in the change between combined frequency of utilization of all features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 (intervention in one arm only) to period 2 (intervention in both arms). | The entire study period |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in the change between frequencies of utilization of the individual features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 (intervention in one arm only) to period 2 (intervention in both arms). | The entire study period |
| Difference in the change between combined frequency of utilization of all features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 to period 2 by the users who were displayed the corresponding reminder. | The entire study period |
| Difference in the change between frequencies of utilization of the individual features promoted by the reminders per PAML built between the two arms from period 1 to period 2 by the users who were displayed the corresponding reminders. | The entire study period. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed