Evaluation of Computerized Template Entry for Compensation and Pension (C&P) Examinations

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Joint Diseases

Treatments: Other: Computer based template for exam documentation; Other: Dictation for exam documentation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT00988546

CSRD-000-00F

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare C&P examination reports performed using a Compensation and Pension Examination Program (CPEP) computerized, templated documentation tool to a customary examination performed and then report dictated in quality, completeness, timeliness and veteran satisfaction.

Enrollment: 37 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects for the current study included veterans scheduled for C&P examination of two or fewer joints at VA TVHS.
• No ethnic or racial group or gender was excluded.

Exclusion criteria

• Veterans were excluded if they were scheduled:

  1. for examination of more than two joints,
  2. with other requested exam protocols in addition to joints

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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37 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Other group

Description:

exam documentation performed using dictation

Treatment:

Other: Dictation for exam documentation

2

Experimental group

Description:

exam documentation performed using computer based template

Treatment:

Other: Computer based template for exam documentation