The efficacy of an automated feedback system for general practitioners

Informatics in Primary Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 69-74

  Bindels, Rianne ^a   Hasman, Arie ^a   Kester, Arnold ^a   Talmon, Jan L ^c   de Clercq, Paul A ^a   Winkens, Ron A G ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Clinical competence; Clinical decision support systems; Guideline adherence; Practice guidelines; Primary healthcare; Reminder systems; Test ordering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPETENCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0142139274     PISSN: 14760320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14236/jhi.v11i2.554     Document Type: Article

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