Diabetes Clinical Decision Support

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of an electronic medical record clinical decision support tool on rates of dysglycemia in the hospital, and its clinical and economical outcomes. The study also evaluates the perspectives of providers regarding the tool's usefulness on disease management support, knowledge, and practice performance.

Conditions

Hyperglycemia, Hyperglycemia Stress, Diabetes, PreDiabetes, Hypoglycemia

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of an electronic medical record clinical decision support tool on rates of dysglycemia in the hospital, and its clinical and economical outcomes. The study also evaluates the perspectives of providers regarding the tool's usefulness on disease management support, knowledge, and practice performance.

Glucose Management Clinical Decision Support to Improve Outcomes in Academic and Community Hospitals

Diabetes Clinical Decision Support

Condition
Hyperglycemia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Hershey

Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033

Reading

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, Pennsylvania, United States, 19605

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Hospitalized adult (\>18 years) patients at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center, St. Joseph's Hospital, Hampden Medical Center, and Holy Spirit Medical Center
  • * Ambulatory adult (\>18 years) patients at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center
  • * Trigger of an alert or a disease management message
  • * Children (\<18 years)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center,

Ariana Pichardo-Lowden, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Penn State College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2026-05-31