Changing clinical practice through patient specific reminders available at the time of the clinical encounter: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 974-984

  Holt, Tim A ^a,b   Thorogood, Margaret ^b   Griffiths, Frances ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical; Computer systems; Decision support systems; Electronic health records; Reminder systems

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; HEPARIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; TETANUS TOXOID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAMMOGRAPHY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OCCULT BLOOD TEST; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VACCINATION;

HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REMINDER SYSTEMS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84864434686     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2025-5     Document Type: Article

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