Targeted EHR-based Communication of Diagnostic Uncertainty in the ED

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

300

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 5, 2024

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2026

Study Completion Date

July 1, 2027

Conditions
Diagnostic Uncertainty
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Targeted EHR-based Communication of Diagnostic Uncertainty (TECU)

The Targeted EHR-based Communication about Uncertainty (TECU) strategy will be activated in the electronic health record (Epic) every time an ED clinician enters an uncertain diagnosis for a patient being discharged, and will notify the clinician to counsel the patient about uncertainty while additionally triggering automated 1) insertion and printing of the patient handout and 2) provision of a hyperlink for the clinician-facing checklist to guide the discharge conversation.

Trial Locations (1)

19107

RECRUITING

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

OTHER

lead

Thomas Jefferson University

OTHER