Information technology tools to improve treatment of patients with depression: Focus on guidelines implementation

Psychiatria Danubina

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 239-244

  Meglič, Matic ^b,c   Ivanovski, Matic ^a   Marušič, Andrej ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c UP PINT ^*  (Slovenia)

Author keywords

CDSS; Depression; Guideline implementation; Information technology; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SLOVENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EXPERT SYSTEMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SLOVENIA;

EID: 47849103791     PISSN: 03535053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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