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: Lodewijk Tags: Bibliography Journal Article Science Ambulatory Care Diabetes Source Type: news
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