Preventive medical care in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory: A follow-up study of the impact of clinical guidelines, computerised recall and reminder systems, and audit and feedback

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-13

  Bailie, Ross S ^a,b   Togni, Samantha J ^a   Si, Damin ^a   Robinson, Gary ^c   D'Abbs, Peter H N ^d  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CENTER; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; REMINDER SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDIGENOUS HEALTH CARE; INFANT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; REGISTER; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEEDBACK; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 85047285594     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-3-1     Document Type: Article

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