The effect of electronic medical record-based clinical decision support on HIV care in resource-constrained settings: A systematic review

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Oluoch, Tom ^a   Santas, Xenophon ^a   Kwaro, Daniel ^b   Were, Martin ^c   Biondich, Paul ^c   Bailey, Christopher ^d   Abu Hanna, Ameen ^e   de Keizer, Nicolette ^e  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d World Health Organizations   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical decision support systems; Developing countries; Electronic medical records; HIV; Systematic review; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HIV; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT GUIDELINES;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INVESTMENTS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; QUALITY CONTROL;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERNET; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED;

EID: 84866271353     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.07.010     Document Type: Article

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