Electronic health information technology as a tool for improving quality of care and health outcomes for HIV/AIDS patients

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Virga, Patricia H ^a   Jin, Bongguk ^b   Thomas, Jesse ^c   Virodov, Sergey ^c  

^a Consulting New Solutions Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Analytics New Solutions Inc   (United States)

^c RDE Systems LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer communication networks; Health care quality and evaluation; HIV AIDS; Medical informatics; Outcome and process improvement; Quality Improvement

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HIV/AIDS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; PROCESS IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

DISEASES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION USE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

QUALITY CONTROL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL INDICATOR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYPHILIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEW JERSEY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866144827     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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