Evaluation of computer-generated reminders to improve CD4 laboratory monitoring in sub-Saharan Africa: A prospective comparative study

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 150-155

  Were, Martin C ^a,b   Shen, Changyu ^a,b   Tierney, William M ^a,b   Mamlin, Joseph J ^a,d   Biondich, Paul G ^a,b   Li, Xiaochun ^a,b   Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^c,d   Mamlin, Burke W ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d ACADEMIC MODEL PROVIDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AMPATH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KENYA; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REMINDER SYSTEM;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 79953074614     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2010.005520     Document Type: Article

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