Utility of an automated notification system for recruitment of research subjects
BackgroundExperience with a novel method of notifying investigators about research subjects in a university-based emergency department (ED) is reported.MethodsAn automated paging system was linked to the electronic medical record to identify inclusion criteria and notify investigators at the time of...
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Published in | Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Vol. 27; no. 10; pp. 786 - 787 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
England
BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
01.10.2010
BMJ Publishing Group LTD |
Subjects | |
Online Access | Get full text |
ISSN | 1472-0205 1472-0213 1472-0213 |
DOI | 10.1136/emj.2009.081299 |
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Summary: | BackgroundExperience with a novel method of notifying investigators about research subjects in a university-based emergency department (ED) is reported.MethodsAn automated paging system was linked to the electronic medical record to identify inclusion criteria and notify investigators at the time of ED triage. The rate of study enrolment 2 months before and after implementation of the automated system was compared and the time from triage completion to investigator notification was assessed.ResultsDuring the first 2-month period, 1/17 eligible patients were identified by staff. During the second 2-month period, 1/7 eligible patients were identified by staff while the automated paging system recognised 7/7 eligible patients, an absolute increase of 94.5%. The median time from completion of triage to automated notification of investigators was 0 min.ConclusionAutomated paging using the electronic medical record has the potential to improve enrolment in clinical research studies by improving the speed and sensitivity of identifying eligible subjects. |
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Bibliography: | ArticleID:emermed81299 ark:/67375/NVC-CTBKX7PB-2 href:emermed-27-786.pdf PMID:20515907 istex:A19FDAEF0E894D71298C105DAFC3D95390AE88BB local:emermed;27/10/786 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1472-0205 1472-0213 1472-0213 |
DOI: | 10.1136/emj.2009.081299 |