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eDiaries & Connected
HealthAnne Pelz,
Manager, Product Management, PHT
Prepared for MassTLC Connected Health Seminar 07
May 2013
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ePRO-Generated Email Alerts Increased Symptom Control in Oncology
2011, J Clin Oncol., 29:994
Study Design•Randomized trial (n=100) with lung cancer and metastasis using automated phone system•Patients had received a cancer-related thoracotomy (highly symptomatic first few post-op wks)•Email alerts were sent to clinical team if specific symptoms crossed a threshold•2 groups (Control group – no email alerts) and intervention group (email alerts) (4 wk trial)
Results•11% decrease in severe symptoms in the email alerts group, with high overall system satisfaction
•84% of clinicians responded to the email alerts within 24 hours
Conclusions•Clinicians integrated alerts into clinical workflows, and doing so improved symptom control
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ePRO-Generated Email Alerts Increased Symptom Control in Oncology
2011, J Clin Oncol., 29:994
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