The vermont diabetes information system: A cluster randomized trial of a population based decision support system

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1303-1310

  MacLean, Charles D ^a   Gagnon, Michael ^b   Callas, Peter ^a   Littenberg, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Chronic disease; Decision support systems, clinical; Diabetes mellitus; Health services research; Human; Patient care management; Primary health care; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PEER REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POPULATION; REGISTRIES; VERMONT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449191691     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-009-1147-x     Document Type: Article

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