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Study NCT ID:
NCT00013130
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2015-04-07
First Post:
2001-03-14
Brief Title:
Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement ACQUIP
Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement ACQUIP
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2007-02
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Health care organizations including the VA are investing substantial effort to improve quality of care As part of this process greater emphasis is being placed on measurement of outcomes and in particular functional outcomes and satisfaction as reported by patients
Detailed Description:
Background
Health care organizations including the VA are investing substantial effort to improve quality of care As part of this process greater emphasis is being placed on measurement of outcomes and in particular functional outcomes and satisfaction as reported by patients
Objectives
ACQUIP was designed to determine whether quality and outcomes of health care improve when primary care providers have access to regular assessments of their patients health and function along with routine clinical data and information about clinical guidelines
Methods
This study was a randomized trial conducted at the General Internal Medicine Clinics of seven VA facilities Each participating GIMC is organized into discrete firms staffed by different groups of providers who care for different patients One randomly selected firm received the intervention and one served as control Patients who made at least one GIMC visit in the last year were eligible to participate Patients were surveyed at baseline to determine active medical problems Subsequent mailings included a general evaluation of health status SF-36 a satisfaction questionnaire and as appropriate one of six condition-specific questionnaires the Seattle Angina Questionnaire the Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire the Hopkins Symptom Checklist depression and questionnaires regarding diabetes drinking and hypertension Clinicalutilization data were downloaded weekly from VISTA and supplemented with data from Austin The intervention consisted of multi-faceted reports to patients primary care providers at the time of patient visits showing trended physiologic and health status data and guideline-derived recommendations Clinicians also received periodical reports displaying trends in the health status and satisfaction of their patients compared with their clinic as a whole Reports were supplemented by training on QI and health status measures
Status
Data collection was completed on April 1 2000 Analysis of trial results will be completed January 2001
Health care organizations including the VA are investing substantial effort to improve quality of care As part of this process greater emphasis is being placed on measurement of outcomes and in particular functional outcomes and satisfaction as reported by patients
Objectives
ACQUIP was designed to determine whether quality and outcomes of health care improve when primary care providers have access to regular assessments of their patients health and function along with routine clinical data and information about clinical guidelines
Methods
This study was a randomized trial conducted at the General Internal Medicine Clinics of seven VA facilities Each participating GIMC is organized into discrete firms staffed by different groups of providers who care for different patients One randomly selected firm received the intervention and one served as control Patients who made at least one GIMC visit in the last year were eligible to participate Patients were surveyed at baseline to determine active medical problems Subsequent mailings included a general evaluation of health status SF-36 a satisfaction questionnaire and as appropriate one of six condition-specific questionnaires the Seattle Angina Questionnaire the Seattle Obstructive Lung Disease Questionnaire the Hopkins Symptom Checklist depression and questionnaires regarding diabetes drinking and hypertension Clinicalutilization data were downloaded weekly from VISTA and supplemented with data from Austin The intervention consisted of multi-faceted reports to patients primary care providers at the time of patient visits showing trended physiologic and health status data and guideline-derived recommendations Clinicians also received periodical reports displaying trends in the health status and satisfaction of their patients compared with their clinic as a whole Reports were supplemented by training on QI and health status measures
Status
Data collection was completed on April 1 2000 Analysis of trial results will be completed January 2001
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None