Mental Health eConsults
The Effects of Mental Health eConsults: A Clinic-level Randomized Trial
調査の概要
詳細な説明
This study assesses the effects of electronic consultations (eConsults) between primary care providers and psychiatrists as a way to support the delivery of mental health services in primary care settings. The setting for the study are the primary care clinics of Allina Health.
The study uses a randomized rollout design. Across 45 primary care clinics, half of the clinics will be randomly assigned to receive access to eConsults at the start of the study. The other half of the clinics will provide care-as-usual for nine months, at which point they will also gain access to eConsults. Stratified randomization will be used, with stratification on whether primary care clinics have co-located specialty mental health services.
For primary care clinics that are given access to eConsults, the primary care providers in those clinics will have the option of ordering an eConsult on behalf of their patients, which will include specific questions about a particular patient's care. The request is routed to the service region's psychiatry pool, and the psychiatrists have the option of responding. If they choose to respond, the psychiatrist responds with their recommendations within one business day, and the PCP proceeds with care accordingly. The psychiatrist receives 0.75 work relative value units (wRVUs) for providing this service. All communications for the eConsult are routed through Allina's Epic system. Although patients will not be billed for eConsults over the course of the proposed research, some insurance plans do cover it and evidence of eConsult effectiveness may impel other insurers to cover the service.
The study will have two components. First, the investigators will collect web survey data from the primary care providers to assess how access to eConsults affects providers' perceptions of their support and skill for delivering mental health services to their patients. Second, the investigators will assess the effects of receiving eConsults at the patient level, by using data from the Electronic Medical Record system.
研究の種類
入学 (予想される)
段階
- 適用できない
連絡先と場所
研究場所
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Minnesota
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Minneapolis、Minnesota、アメリカ、55407
- Allina Health
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参加基準
適格基準
就学可能な年齢
- 子
- 大人
- 高齢者
健康ボランティアの受け入れ
受講資格のある性別
説明
Inclusion Criteria:
- For the provider surveys, we will recruit all of the primary care providers who work in Allina's primary care clinics to participate in the surveys
- For the patient-level analysis, we will examine data from all patients seen in Allina's primary care clinics during the study period. We will include children and adults.
Exclusion Criteria:
- We will exclude patients from the patient-level analysis who have opted that their secondary data not be used by Allina for research purposes.
研究計画
研究はどのように設計されていますか？
デザインの詳細
- 主な目的：ヘルスサービス研究
- 割り当て：ランダム化
- 介入モデル：並列代入
- マスキング：なし（オープンラベル）
武器と介入
参加者グループ / アーム |
介入・治療 |
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実験的：Mental Health eConsults
Primary care clinics that will receive the eConsults intervention at the start of the study.
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Providers in primary care clinics who receive the intervention will be able to use electronic consultations (eConsults) with psychiatrists.
If a primary care provider wishes to use eConsults, he/she will enter a specific question about a patient in the electronic medical record system and submit as an eConsult.
A psychiatrist will review the question and the patient's record, and send a response back to the primary care provider within one business day.
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アクティブコンパレータ：Usual care
Primary care clinics that will deliver care as usual for nine months, and will receive the eConsults intervention nine months subsequent to the eConsults "intervention" clinics.
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Providers in primary care clinics will deliver care as usual to their patients.
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この研究は何を測定していますか？
主要な結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Use of eConsults
時間枠：Within one day of a primary care clinic visit
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Whether an eConsult was actually ordered in a primary care visit for a mental health issue.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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Within one day of a primary care clinic visit
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二次結果の測定
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Frequency of specialist consultation
時間枠：Baseline and 6 months
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Primary care providers report how often in the past 6 months they consult with a mental health specialist for help with a patient's mental health issues at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and 6 months
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How easy to consult with specialist
時間枠：Baseline and 6 months
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Primary care providers report how easy it is in the past 6 months to consult with a mental health specialist for help with a patient's mental health issues at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and 6 months
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Patient contact with a specialist, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Whether patients see a mental health specialist within a month after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Patient contact with a specialist, 3 months
時間枠：3-month
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Whether patients see a mental health specialist within 3 months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Patient contact with a specialist, 6 months
時間枠：6-month
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Whether patients see a mental health specialist within 6 months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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6-month
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Change in depression symptoms
時間枠：Baseline office visit to followup within 6 months
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Depressive symptoms, as measured by the PHQ-9 at the office visit and again at a routine PHQ9 measurement within six months.
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Baseline office visit to followup within 6 months
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Total cost of care, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Total health care spending one month after a primary care visit (including the primary care visit).
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Total cost of care, 3 month
時間枠：3-month
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Total health care spending three months after a primary care visit (including the primary care visit).
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Total cost of care, 6 month
時間枠：6-month
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Total health care spending six months after a primary care visit (including the primary care visit).
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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6-month
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Providers get needed support for mental health care
時間枠：Baseline and 6 months
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Providers indicate agreement with whether they have adequate support for delivering five aspects of mental health care at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and 6 months
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Any mental health service use, 2 week
時間枠：2-week
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Whether any mental health services (medication, counseling) were used after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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2-week
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Any mental health service use, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Whether any mental health services (medication, counseling) were used after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Any mental health service use, 3-month
時間枠：3-month
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Whether any mental health services (medication, counseling) were used after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Any mental health service use, 6 month
時間枠：6-months
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Whether any mental health services (medication, counseling) were used after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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6-months
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Provider-perceived patient access
時間枠：Baseline and six months
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Providers' perceptions of how quickly their patients are able to access needed specialty mental health services at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and six months
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その他の成果指標
結果測定 |
メジャーの説明 |
時間枠 |
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Emergency department use, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Whether there was any emergency department use in the months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Emergency department use, 3 months
時間枠：3-month
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Whether there was any emergency department use in the three months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Psychotropic medication use, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Whether there was any psychotropic drug prescription and use in the month after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Psychotropic medication use, 3 month
時間枠：3-month
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Whether there was any psychotropic drug prescription and use in the three months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Inpatient use, 1 month
時間枠：1-month
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Whether there was any emergency department use in the month after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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1-month
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Inpatient use, 3 month
時間枠：3-month
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Whether there was any emergency department use in the three months after a primary care visit.
Data will be extracted from the electronic medical record system.
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3-month
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Confidence in depression treatment
時間枠：Baseline and six months
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Providers are asked about their levels of confidence in five aspects of depression treatment at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and six months
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Skill in depression treatment
時間枠：Baseline and six months
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Providers are asked to assess their skill in four aspects of depression treatment at the baseline web survey questionnaire and the 6-month followup survey.
Survey data will be collected from up to 400 primary care providers.
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Baseline and six months
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協力者と研究者
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捜査官
- 主任研究者：Ezra Golberstein, Ph.D.、University of Minnesota
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