Improving cardiovascular outcomes using electronic health records

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Roumia, Mazen ^a,b,c   Steinhubl, Steven ^a,b  

^a GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular outcomes; Cardiovascular risk; Electronic health records; Health information technology; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY PREVENTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCESS TO RECORDS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84891691978     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-013-0451-6     Document Type: Review

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