Using the general practice EMR for improving blood pressure medication adherence

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 178, Issue , 2012, Pages 228-234

  Warren, Jim ^a   Kennelly, John ^a,b   Warren, Debra ^a   Elley, C Raina ^a   Wai, Kuinileti Chang ^b   Manukia, Marilyn ^b   Davy, Jennifer ^b   Mabotuwana, Thusitha ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b West Fono Health Trust   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electronic prescribing; General practice; Medication adherence; Pacific Islander; Quality audit tools

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; HYBRID INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; GENERAL PRACTICES; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; QUALITY AUDITS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84868277859     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-078-9-228     Document Type: Conference Paper

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