N/A N=98 Health Services Research

Improving the Quality of Patient Care by Using a Clinical Expert System.

Hypertension · Diabetes · Hypercholesterolemia · Vasculitis · Coronary Heart Diseases

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Dec 2015

Primary outcome: Primary: Detection of Medical Problems (by Number of Problems Reported by Computer Assisted History, That Were Not Reported by Physician Taken History) — 98 medical problems

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Computer-assisted history (Device); physician taken history (Procedure); Computer-assisted history taking (Other)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
Primary completion: Dec 2008

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Detection of Medical Problems (by Number of Problems Reported by Computer Assisted History, That Were Not Reported by Physician Taken History)	98	—

Summary

Aim: To investigate the quality of history taking by physician and computer-based system. Patients: 100 inpatients presenting at the RBK for the first time and treated in the departments of nephrology and cardiology. Methods: The information obtained by the computer based system is compared with the information acquired by conventional history taking. Study endpoint is the comparison of historical data organized according to the elements in a standard medical history on a patient-by-patient basis. Study procedure History taking is performed by physicians according to the guidelines of the RBK. Within 2 days thereafter the patient is interviewed with help of the CLEOS system with the support of a study nurse.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

All inpatients in a hospital environment

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to give an informed consent

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