Doctors' perceptions of laboratory monitoring in office practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1136-1141

  Goldman, Roberta E ^a   Soran, Christine S ^b   Hayward, Geoffrey L ^c   Simon, Steven R ^d  

^a MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b PARTNERS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical decision support; electronic health records; health information technology; laboratory monitoring; patient safety; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALLOPURINOL; AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LEVOTHYROXINE; LITHIUM; METFORMIN; METHOTREXATE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PIOGLITAZONE; POTASSIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; TERBINAFINE; THYROTROPIN; VALPROIC ACID; WARFARIN;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG MONITORING; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; RESPONSIBILITY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78650586425     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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