Accuracy of electronically reported "meaningful use" clinical quality measures: A cross-sectional study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 77-83

  Kern, Lisa M ^a   Malhotra, Sameer ^a   Barrón, Yolanda ^b   Quaresimo, Jill ^c   Dhopeshwarkar, Rina ^d   Pichardo, Michelle ^e   Edwards, Alison M ^a   Kaushal, Rainu ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Center for Home Care Policy and Research   (United States)

^c not available   (United States)

^d not available   (United States)

^e Institute for Family Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CANCER SCREENING; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC REPORTING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VACCINATION;

EID: 84872513944     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-2-201301150-00001     Document Type: Review

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