Accuracy of a computerized clinical decision-support system for asthma assessment and management

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-250

  Hoeksema, Laura J ^a   Bazzy Asaad, Alia ^b   Lomotan, Edwin A ^c   Edmonds, Diana E ^b   Ramírez Garnica, Gabriela ^d   Shiffman, Richard N ^b   Horwitz, Leora I ^b,e  

^a VA National Center for Patient Safety   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d NEMOURS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; STEROID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERROR; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AMBULATORY CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONNECTICUT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79958284921     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2010-000063     Document Type: Article

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