Implementation of a pilot electronic stroke outcome reporting system for emergency care providers
| Autor: | Wesley H. Self, William L. Scheving, Michael J. Ward, James Closser, Joseph M. Ebersole, Kiersten Brown-Espaillat, Donald E. Moore, Michael T. Froehler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pilot Projects
Article Feedback 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Outcome Assessment Health Care Stroke outcome Medical Staff Hospital Humans Medicine Stroke Acute ischemic stroke Internet business.industry Professional development Continuing education 030208 emergency & critical care medicine General Medicine Emergency department medicine.disease Quality Improvement Practice improvement Emergency Medicine Medical emergency Emergency Service Hospital business Reporting system |
| Zdroj: | Am J Emerg Med |
| ISSN: | 0735-6757 |
| Popis: | Introduction Emergency department (ED) providers and clinicians find that feedback on acute stroke patients is rewarding, valuable to professional development, and helpful for practice improvement. However, feedback is rarely provided, particularly for patients with stroke. Here we describe the implementation of an electronic stroke outcome reporting tool for providing feedback to ED providers. Methods We sought to evaluate the implementation of an electronic stroke outcome reporting tool at 3 Nashville hospitals. ED staff and providers voluntarily enrolled to receive de-identified reports of clinical (e.g., survival) and operational (e.g., timeliness) outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and were offered free continuing education (CE) credits for following up on patients. We evaluated the implementation of this system through a descriptive evaluation of the feasibility, use of the system and CE, and perceived usefulness of the reports. Results We enrolled 232 ED providers, including 107 (46%) nurses and 57 (25%) attending physicians and transmitted 55 stroke outcome reports. Reports took 30–60 min to compile and were viewed by a mean of 2.6 (SD 1.5) registered providers; 97.1% found the reports useful and 36.2% reported likelihood to change practice. Continuing education credits were initiated or claimed by 22 providers. Conclusions An electronic stroke outcome reporting tool was used and liked by ED staff and providers but the time to compile the reports is the major challenge to scalability. Future research should address the effectiveness of this reporting tool as a source of provider education and its impact on clinical and operational outcomes. |
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