A computerized reminder system to increase the use of preventive care for hospitalized patients

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 965-970

  Dexter, Paul R ^a,b,c   Perkins, Susan ^a,b   Marc Overhage, J ^a,b   Maharry, Kati ^a   Kohler, Richard B ^a,c   McDonald, Clement J ^a,b,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Regenstrief Institute for Health Care   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ASPIRIN; CHEMOPREVENTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HEPARIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035960125     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa010181     Document Type: Article

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