Validation of an Instrument to Qualitatively and Quantitatively Profile Hospitalist Workflow

Physician Workflow Clinical Trial

Official title:

Validation of an Instrument to Qualitatively and Quantitatively Profile Hospitalist Workflow

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Withdrawn

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00208663
• Other study ID #: 814-2005
• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 13, 2005
• Last updated: April 10, 2015
• Start date: September 2005
• Est. completion date: December 2005

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: Emory University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a simple 'pick-list' menu applied to a handheld computer's time-motion program can be used to record reliably what a hospital-based doctor does while working a shift in the hospital. In this study reliability will be measured by comparing the data collected by at least two different observers recording data from the same hospitalist during the same period of time.

Description:

We were unable to configure the software to get started on this study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Enrollment: 0
• Est. completion date: December 2005
• Est. primary completion date: December 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be a practicing hospitalist, defined as a physician working exclusively in a hospital settings

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Physician Workflow

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Emory affiliated hospitals	Atlanta	Georgia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Emory University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (4)

Gillanders W, Heiman M. Time study comparisons of 3 intern programs. J Med Educ. 1971 Feb;46(2):142-9. — View Citation

Lurie N, Rank B, Parenti C, Woolley T, Snoke W. How do house officers spend their nights? A time study of internal medicine house staff on call. N Engl J Med. 1989 Jun 22;320(25):1673-7. — View Citation

Parenti C, Lurie N. Are things different in the light of day? A time study of internal medicine house staff days. Am J Med. 1993 Jun;94(6):654-8. — View Citation

PAYSON HE, GAENSLEN EC Jr, STARGARDTER FL. Time study of an internship on a university medical service. N Engl J Med. 1961 Mar 2;264:439-43. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Elapsed time engaged in specific hospital work activities		1 hospital workday	No