dc.creator | Campion, Jr., Thomas Richmond | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-22T20:55:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-09-13 | |
dc.date.issued | 2007-09-13 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/etd-09042007-115611 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1803/14072 | |
dc.description.abstract | Physicians’ use of a computerized inpatient sign-out tool has been shown to reduce the risk of preventable adverse events. The researcher evaluated sign-out software usage at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in order to understand user behavior and identify software enhancements. To accomplish these goals, the researcher created software to record sign-out data, determined descriptive statistics of software utilization, collected feedback from users regarding new software enhancements, and analyzed the content produced by sign-out tool users. Results included the identification of unanticipated software usage by non-providers, different use patterns across hospital units/services, and a variety of discipline-specific sign-out note styles. These results combined with a comparison to the literature’s recommendations guided the design specification for new sign-out software. Further study is required to determine relevant outcome measures related to both the sign-out process and the impact of sign-out software. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.subject | Medical records -- Data processing | |
dc.subject | Medical errors -- Prevention | |
dc.subject | care provider order entry | |
dc.subject | sign-out | |
dc.subject | handoff | |
dc.subject | electronic medical record | |
dc.subject | Communication in medicine | |
dc.title | Improving Provider-to-Provider Communication: Evaluation of a Computerized Inpatient Sign-out Tool | |
dc.type | thesis | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Nancy M. Lorenzi | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Stuart T. Weinberg | |
dc.type.material | text | |
thesis.degree.name | MS | |
thesis.degree.level | thesis | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Biomedical Informatics | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Vanderbilt University | |
local.embargo.terms | 2008-09-13 | |
local.embargo.lift | 2008-09-13 | |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Lemuel R. Waitman | |