Outpatient electronic health records and the clinical care and outcomes of patients with diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND: Physicians can receive federal payments for meaningful use of complete certified electronic health records (EHRs). Evidence is limited on how EHR use affects clinical care and outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between use of a commercially available certified EHR and clinical care processes and disease control in patients with diabetes. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental design with outpatient EHR [...]
Source: ICMCC: The International Council on Medical and Care Compunetics - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Ambulatory Care Diabetes Source Type: news