Point-of-care electronic prompts can improve physician compliance with SCIP indicators by over 30 percent and may be useful to modulate provider behavior, according to a study published in the July 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.
According to the study's abstract, the researchers examined SCIP 1 compliance and the corresponding outcome variable (surgical site infection) over two consecutive six month periods before and after the implementation of point-of-care electronic prompts at a regional health system. A secondary analysis extended the observation to two 12-month periods, which was followed by a two-year sustainability phase.
The study found that point-of-care electronic prompts increased compliance with SCIP indicators after implementation by 31 percent. The researchers concluded that the tools may be useful to demonstrate intraoperative quality and value and increase provider compliance with SCIP indicators.
Read the abstract of the study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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According to the study's abstract, the researchers examined SCIP 1 compliance and the corresponding outcome variable (surgical site infection) over two consecutive six month periods before and after the implementation of point-of-care electronic prompts at a regional health system. A secondary analysis extended the observation to two 12-month periods, which was followed by a two-year sustainability phase.
The study found that point-of-care electronic prompts increased compliance with SCIP indicators after implementation by 31 percent. The researchers concluded that the tools may be useful to demonstrate intraoperative quality and value and increase provider compliance with SCIP indicators.
Read the abstract of the study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
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