Health information exchange interventions can enhance quality and continuity of HIV care

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Shade, Starley B ^a   Chakravarty, Deepalika ^a,b   Koester, Kimberly A ^a   Steward, Wayne T ^a   Myers, Janet J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Coordination; Engagement; Health information exchange; HIV; Quality; Ryan White Care Program; Support services

Indexed keywords

CARE; COORDINATION; ENGAGEMENT; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HIV; RYAN WHITE CARE PROGRAM; SUPPORT SERVICES;

IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COOPERATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84866148328     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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