The use of clinical decision-support tools to facilitate geriatric education

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1145-1149

  Litvin, Cara B ^a   Davis, Kimberly S ^a   Moran, William P ^a   Iverson, Patty J ^a   Zhao, Yumin ^a   Zapka, Jane ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Clinical decision support; Electronic health records; Geriatrics; Medical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; VISION;

ALGORITHMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84862195561     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03960.x     Document Type: Article

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