CompletedNot Applicable

Electronic Medical Records to Increase Adherence to the Choosing Wisely Recommendations

Canada239 participantsStarted 2016-01-01

Plain-language summary

Audit and Feedback (A\&F), a strategy aimed at promoting modified practice through performance feedback, is a method to change provider behaviour and reduce unnecessary medical services. This study aims to assess the use of A\&F to change: 1. antibiotic prescribing for viral infections 2. antipsychotic prescribing to patients with dementia 3. routine measure of vitamin D in low risk adults 4. annual screening blood tests (without direct indication by the risk profile of the patient)

Who can participate

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Inclusion Criteria: * All primary care providers participating in the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN), the Manitoba practice-based network of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network. Exclusion Criteria: * Primary care providers not participating in MaPCReN

What they're measuring

Change in antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections that are likely viral in origins

Timeframe: 12 months

Change in prescribing of antipsychotics to treat behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.

Timeframe: 12 months

Change in Vitamin D laboratory testing

Timeframe: 12 months

Change in PSA ordering (annual screening)

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05385445

SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-01-01

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