Measuring quality of care for rheumatic diseases using an electronic medical record

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 680-684

  Agnew Blais, J C ^a   Coblyn, J S ^a   Katz, J N ^a   Anderson, R J ^a   Mehta, J ^a   Solomon, D H ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Division of Rheumatology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABATACEPT; ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; ETANERCEPT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INFLIXIMAB; LEFLUNOMIDE; METHOTREXATE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RITUXIMAB; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG UTILIZATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 66149158593     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2008.089318     Document Type: Article

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