Using Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support Is Associated With Improved Quality of Care
October 28th 2014Using EHR clinical decision support is associated with improved quality of care. Most primary care practices are missing at least 1 "meaningful use" clinical decision support module.
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Healthcare System Effects of Pay-for-Performance for Smoking Status Documentation
July 18th 2013A payer-sponsored pay-for-performance incentive for smoking status documentation prompted implementation of a systemwide electronic reminder and improved documentation among all healthcare system patients.
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Electronic Health Record Feedback to Improve Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections
December 22nd 2010An electronic health record–based feedback program, the Acute Respiratory Infection Quality Dashboard, did not lead to an overall change in antibiotic prescribing in primary care.
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Reporting Hospitals" Antibiotic Timing in Pneumonia: Adverse Consequences for Patients?
February 14th 2009Nationwide data on hospital emergency department visits reveal little evidence of unintended adverse consequences associated with publicly reporting hospitals’ antibiotic timing in pneumonia.
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