Use of a computerized order set to increase prescription of calcium and vitamin d supplementation in patients receiving glucocorticoids

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 825-829

  Kohler, Minna J ^a   Amezaga, Matxalen ^b   Drozd, James ^c   Crowley, Susan T ^c,d   Gulanski, Barbara ^c,d   Anderson, Daren R ^e   Fraenkel, Liana ^c,d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e USA   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; calcium; glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis; prednisone; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN D;

EID: 84878590828     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2360-1     Document Type: Article

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