A Randomized Trial of the Effectiveness of On-demand versus Computer-triggered Drug Decision Support in Primary Care

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 430-438

  Tamblyn, Robyn ^a   Huang, Allen ^a   Taylor, Laurel ^a   Kawasumi, Yuko ^a   Bartlett, Gillian ^a   Grad, Roland ^a   Jacques, André ^b   Dawes, Martin ^a   Abrahamowicz, Michal ^a   Perreault, Robert ^c   Winslade, Nancy ^a   Poissant, Lise ^a   Pinsonneault, Alain ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Quebec College of Physicians   (Canada)

^c Régie Régionale de Montréal ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; SULFONYLUREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED DRUG DECISION SUPPORT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAMILY MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; POLYPHARMACY; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 45849124670     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2606     Document Type: Article

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