The feasibility of automating audit and feedback for ART guideline adherence in Malawi

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 868-874

  Lewis, Zach Landis ^a   Mello Thoms, Claudia ^a   Gadabu, Oliver J ^b   Gillespie, E Miranda ^c   Douglas, Gerald P ^a,b   Crowley, Rebecca S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAOBAB HEALTH TRUST   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; NURSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEEDBACK; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALAWI; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 81055148067     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000097     Document Type: Article

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