Information sources | Yes (%) | No (%) | Got useful information |
Went to the chart | 27 (67.5) | 13 (32.5) | |
Went to progress note | 14 (35) | 26 (65) | 3/14 |
Went to attending note | 8 (20) | 32 (80) | 3/8 |
Went to consultant note | 4 (10) | 36 (90) | 2/4 |
Went to nursing notes | 10 (25) | 30 (75) | 5/10 |
Went to other part of the chart | 6 (15) | 34 (85) | 4/6 |
Phoned someone | 17 (42.5) | 13 (57.5) | |
Phoned attending | 9 (22.5) | 31 (77.5) | 5/9 |
Phoned fellow | 10 (25) | 30 (75) | 6/10 |
Phoned chief resident | 0 | 40 (100) | NA |
Phoned consultant | 5 (12.5) | 35 (87.5) | 3/5 |
Phoned somebody else | 3 (7.5) | 37 (92.5) | 3/3 |
Went to the computer | 10 (25) | 30 (75) | |
From MIS* | 9 (22.5) | 31 (77.5) | 2/9 |
From CareCast† | 3 (7.5) | 37 (92.5) | 1/3 |
Used clinical judgement | 13 (32.5) | 27 (67.5) | NA |
Asked patient/family | 8 (20) | 32 (80) | 3/8 |
Could not resolve issue | 1 (2.5) | 39 (97.5) | NA |
NA, not applicable.
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*MIS, Medical Information System (a hospital-wide computerised physician order entry system).
†CareCast, computerised results and document repository.