Non-Interruptive Alerts for Improving Use of Clinical Decision Rules
Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Minor Head Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional diagnostic trial for Pulmonary Embolism focused on measuring clinical decision support, clinical decision rules
Eligibility Criteria
Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- 16 years of age or older
- Qualifying chief complaint*
Patient Exclusion Criteria:
None
- A full list of the qualifying chief complaints is provided in Appendix A of the full research protocol.
Sites / Locations
- University of Utah
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention Group
Control Group
The intervention will contain two components: 1) a non-interruptive best practice advisory (BPA) in the Epic Storyboard and 2) a default suggested calculator tab in the MDCalc Connect app. Six clinical decision rules will be included: Canadian CT Head Rule, Canadian C-spine Rule, HEART Score, PERC Rule, Wells' PE Criteria and Wells' DVT Criteria. Predefined criteria based on chief complaint, patient age and vital signs will be used to determine when a decision rule may be relevant in a patient encounter. When a patient meets all of the predefined criteria, the intervention will be triggered.
The control group will be usual care. Specifically, providers in the control group will not receive the clinical decision rule alert or the default suggested calculator tab in the MDCalc Connect app. The control group providers will have access to the MDCalc Connect app in its standard form and functionality.