Effect of a clinical evidence technology on patient skin disease outcomes in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Providers' use of clinical evidence technologies (CETs) improves their diagnosis and treatment decisions. Despite these benefits, few studies have evaluated the impact of CETs on patient outcomes. The investigators evaluated the effect of one CET, VisualDx, on skin problem outcomes in primary care.

Methods

A cluster-randomized controlled pragmatic trial was conducted in outpatient clinics at an academic medical center in the northeastern United States. Participants were primary care providers (PCPs) and their adult patients seen for skin problems. The intervention was VisualDx, as used by PCPs. Outcomes were patient-reported time from index clinic visit to problem resolution, and the number of follow-up visits to any provider for the same problem. PCPs who were ran

SUBMITTER: Burke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466492 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature