Electronic patient registries improve diabetes care and clinical outcomes in rural community health centers

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-84

  Pollard, Cecil ^a   Bailey, Kelly A ^a,b   Petitte, Trisha ^a   Baus, Adam ^a   Swim, Mary ^a   Hendryx, Michael ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WEST VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58049161809     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00202.x     Document Type: Article

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