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Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge.

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Dalal, AK; Schnipper, JL; Poon, EG; Williams, DH; Rossi-Roh, K; Macleay, A; Liang, CL; Nolido, N; Budris, J; Bates, DW; Roy, CL
Published in: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
July 2012

Physicians are often unaware of the results of tests pending at discharge (TPADs). The authors designed and implemented an automated system to notify the responsible inpatient physician of the finalized results of TPADs using secure, network email. The system coordinates a series of electronic events triggered by the discharge time stamp and sends an email to the identified discharging attending physician once finalized results are available. A carbon copy is sent to the primary care physicians in order to facilitate communication and the subsequent transfer of responsibility. Logic was incorporated to suppress selected tests and to limit notification volume. The system was activated for patients with TPADs discharged by randomly selected inpatient-attending physicians during a 6-month pilot. They received approximately 1.6 email notifications per discharged patient with TPADs. Eighty-four per cent of inpatient-attending physicians receiving automated email notifications stated that they were satisfied with the system in a brief survey (59% survey response rate). Automated email notification is a useful strategy for managing results of TPADs.

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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

DOI

EISSN

1527-974X

ISSN

1067-5027

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

523 / 528

Related Subject Headings

  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Discharge
  • Medical Informatics
  • Humans
  • Electronic Mail
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Boston
  • Automation
  • 46 Information and computing sciences
 

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Dalal, A. K., Schnipper, J. L., Poon, E. G., Williams, D. H., Rossi-Roh, K., Macleay, A., … Roy, C. L. (2012). Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, 19(4), 523–528. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000615
Dalal, Anuj K., Jeffrey L. Schnipper, Eric G. Poon, Deborah H. Williams, Kathleen Rossi-Roh, Allison Macleay, Catherine L. Liang, et al. “Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 19, no. 4 (July 2012): 523–28. https://doi.org/10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000615.
Dalal AK, Schnipper JL, Poon EG, Williams DH, Rossi-Roh K, Macleay A, et al. Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. 2012 Jul;19(4):523–8.
Dalal, Anuj K., et al. “Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA, vol. 19, no. 4, July 2012, pp. 523–28. Epmc, doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000615.
Dalal AK, Schnipper JL, Poon EG, Williams DH, Rossi-Roh K, Macleay A, Liang CL, Nolido N, Budris J, Bates DW, Roy CL. Design and implementation of an automated email notification system for results of tests pending at discharge. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA. 2012 Jul;19(4):523–528.
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Published In

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA

DOI

EISSN

1527-974X

ISSN

1067-5027

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

19

Issue

4

Start / End Page

523 / 528

Related Subject Headings

  • Pilot Projects
  • Patient Discharge
  • Medical Informatics
  • Humans
  • Electronic Mail
  • Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures
  • Consumer Behavior
  • Boston
  • Automation
  • 46 Information and computing sciences