Association between a virtual glucose management service and glycemic control in hospitalized adult patients: An observational study

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 166, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 621-627

  Rushakoff, Robert J ^a   Sullivan, Mary M ^a   MacMaster, Heidemarie Windham ^b   Shah, Arti D ^c   Rajkomar, Alvin ^d   Glidden, David V ^d   Kohn, Michael A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEMEDICINE; VIRTUAL GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT SERVICE; ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; STANDARDS;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; SAN FRANCISCO;

EID: 85020749680     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/M16-1413     Document Type: Article

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