The effectiveness of integrated health information technologies across the phases of medication management: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 22-30

  Ann McKibbon, K ^a   Lokker, Cynthia ^a   Handler, Steven M ^b   Dolovich, Lisa R ^a   Holbrook, Anne M ^a   O'Reilly, Daria ^a   Tamblyn, Robyn ^c   Hemens, Brian J ^a   Basu, Runki ^a   Troyan, Sue ^a   Roshanov, Pavel S ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG MONITORING; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 84856800268     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000304     Document Type: Review

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