Assessing Physicians' Use of Treatment Algorithms: Project IMPACTS Study Design and Rationale

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-212

  Trivedi, Madhukar H ^a   Claassen, Cynthia A ^a   Grannemann, Bruce D ^a   Kashner, T Michael ^a   Carmody, Thomas J ^a   Daly, Ella ^a   Kern, Janet K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Electronic medical records; Measurement based care (MBC); Medical information technology; Physician decision support; Treatment algorithms

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; MIRTAZAPINE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY SEVERITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLEMENTATION OF ALGORITHMS USING COMPUTERIZED TREATMENT SYSTEM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MONOTHERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; STAFF; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; WORKLOAD;

ALGORITHMS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TEXAS;

EID: 33845665840     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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