Failure of Computerized Treatment Suggestions to Improve Health Outcomes of Outpatients with Uncomplicated Hypertension: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-337

  Murray, Michael D ^a,b,c   Harris, Lisa E ^a,b   Overhage, J Marc ^a,b   Zhou, Xiao Hua ^e   Eckert, George J ^a   Smith, Faye E ^b   Buchanan, Nancy Nienaber ^b   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^f   McDonald, Clement J ^b   Tierney, William M ^d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers; Hypertension; Practice guidelines; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PHYSICIAN ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACISTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 10744228815     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.24.4.324.33173     Document Type: Article

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