Impact of electronic health record clinical decision support on diabetes care: A randomized trial

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-21

  O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Sperl Hillen, Jo Ann M ^a   Rush, William A ^a   Johnson, Paul E ^b   Amundson, Gerald H ^a   Asche, Stephen E ^a   Ekstrom, Heidi L ^a   Gilmer, Todd P ^c  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure control; Diabetes mellitus; Electronic health records; Glucose control; Primary health care; Quality improvement; Quality of health care; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSING STAFF; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78951479537     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1196     Document Type: Article

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