Improving the informational continuity of care in diabetes mellitus treatment with a nationwide Shared EHR system: Estimates from Austrian claims data

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 92, Issue , 2016, Pages 44-53

  Rinner, Christoph ^a   Sauter, Simone Katja ^a   Endel, Gottfried ^b   Heinze, Georg ^a   Thurner, Stefan ^a,c,d   Klimek, Peter ^a   Duftschmid, Georg ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Main Assoc of Austrian Social Security Institutions   (Austria)

^c SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Computerized; Continuity of patient care; Diabetes mellitus; Medical records; Medical records systems

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS;

AUSTRIA; COMPUTERIZED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS;

MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC PATIENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SHARED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM; SOCIAL SECURITY; AGED; HEALTH INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRIA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL SECURITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969705152     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: 18728243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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