Use of a Web-based clinical decision support system to improve abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in a primary care practice

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 666-670

  Chaudhry, Rajeev ^a   Tulledge Scheitel, Sidna M ^a   Parks, Doug A ^a   Angstman, Kurt B ^b   Decker, Lindsay K ^c   Stroebel, Robert J ^b  

^a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Clinical Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

abdominal; aortic aneurysm; clinical decision support systems; delivery of health care; health care technology; patient centred care; preventive health services

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICIAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84860885000     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01661.x     Document Type: Review

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