Effect of computerisation on Australian general practice: Does it improve the quality of care?

Quality in Primary Care

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-47

  Henderson, Joan ^a   Miller, Graeme ^a   Britt, Helena ^a   Pan, Ying ^a  

^a Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical computer use; Family practice; Quality indicators; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 77951174850     PISSN: 14791072     EISSN: 14791064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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