Development of an electronic medical record based intervention to improve medical care of osteoporosis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2489-2498

  Edwards, B J ^a   Bunta, A D ^a   Anderson, J ^b   Bobb, A ^b   Hahr, A ^a   O'Leary, K J ^a   Agulnek, A ^a   Andruszyn, L ^a   Cameron, K A ^a   May, M ^a   Kazmers, N H ^a   Dillon, N ^a   Baker, D W ^a   Williams, M V ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiographs; Gap in medical care; Information technology; Physician attitudes; Prevention; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AGED; ARM FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG FRACTURE; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PELVIS FRACTURE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FRACTURE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84867337077     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1866-9     Document Type: Article

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