Real-time notification of laboratory data requested by users through alphanumeric pagers.
Published
Journal Article
The authors developed a novel feature in their clinical information systems, which allows clinicians to request notification about laboratory results. Clinicians who are expecting a particular laboratory result for a particular patient can request a report of the result via an alphanumeric pager as soon as the result is filed into the patient database. This feature has gained popularity and is heavily used in both inpatient and outpatient settings, at a rate of about 2,300 times per month. This event-monitor-based feature illustrates one way that information technology can be applied to improve communication in health care.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Poon, EG; Kuperman, GJ; Fiskio, J; Bates, DW
Published Date
- May 2002
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 9 / 3
Start / End Page
- 217 - 222
PubMed ID
- 11971882
Pubmed Central ID
- 11971882
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1527-974X
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1067-5027
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1197/jamia.m1009
Language
- eng