Kidney disease management in UK primary care: Guidelines, incentives and Information Technology

Family Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 330-335

  Klebe, Bernhard ^a   Farmer, Chris ^a   Cooley, Roger ^b   de Lusignan, Simon ^c   Middleton, Rachel ^d   O'Donoghue, Donal ^d   New, John ^d   Stevens, Paul ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Glomerular filtration rate; Information Technology; National Service Framework; Quality and Outcomes Framework

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34548659760     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmm026     Document Type: Review

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