Nurse-Run, Telephone-Based Outreach to Improve Lipids in People With Diabetes
February 28th 2012Nurses can improve lipid control in people with diabetes in a primarily indigent population through telephone care using moderately complex algorithms. Telephone-based outreach may decrease resource utilization.
Identifying Patients With Osteoporosis or at Risk for Osteoporotic Fractures
February 17th 2012Identifying patients with osteoporosis or low bone mineral density and high risk for osteoporotic fractures is possible in administrative data using osteoporosis diagnoses and fracture risk profile.
EHRs in Primary Care Practices: Benefits, Challenges, and Successful Strategies
February 17th 2012Small primary care practices reap some organizational and quality of care improvements from electronic health records; however, challenges persist in achieving meaningful use standards.