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Conditions
Interventions
Email reminders sent to physicians in the intervention group, containing a list of patients who were seen on the outpatient service and are (nearly) due for letters.
All doctors (intervention and con
Sponsors
Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All doctors in the internal medicine and geriatrics outpatient clinic are eligible to participate, and all patient visits on the outpatient clinic to those doctors are eligible for inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Doctors who are assigned to the outpatient clinic for less than 6 months during the trial period are excluded. Outpatient visits where the name of the doctor is not recorded in the computerized agenda are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patient visits that should be followed by a letter that have a letter at 90 days after the visit. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time to write letters. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactStephanie Medlock
Department of Medical Informatics Academic Medical Center - University of Amsterdam Meibergdreef 15
Outcome results
None listed