8 articles in this issue
Lorraine Catwell,Aziz Sheikh
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Rainu Kaushal,David Bates,Chelsea Jenter,Shannon Mills,Lynn Volk,Elisabeth Burdick,Micky Tripathi,Steven Simon
Background Although evidence suggests electronic health records (EHRs) can improve quality and efficiency, provider adoption rates in the US ambulatory setting are relatively low. Prior studies have identified factors correlated with EHR use, but less is ... see more
Denis Protti,Tom Bowden,Ib Johansen
This is the last in a series of five papers about the use of computing technology in general practitioner (GP) practices in Denmark and New Zealand. This paper introduces a unique comparison instrument developed for this study using the best evidence avai... see more
Anne Wilson,Melissa Opolski
Purpose This paper reports an evaluation of stakeholders' perspectives and recommendations for the dissemination of a cardiovascular computerised decision support system (CDSS) program.Methods A literature review of dissemination models for health informa... see more
Mike Civil,Caroline Bulsara,Simone Karner,Shauna Gaebler,Diane Bailey,Ann Evans,Ed Oslewski
Background An accurate diabetes register enables a general practice to effectively monitor and manage the services for their patients with diabetes. This pilot project builds on the National Primary Care Collaboratives Program (a quality improvement progr... see more
Jane Howard,Ryan Sommers,Odette Gould,Michelina Mancuso
Objective To determine if a laboratory data report (the HbA1c Tracking Tool) could be used as an effective intervention to improve diabetes management.Design A longitudinal quasi-experimental cohort design was used to test the effectiveness of an HbA1c su... see more
Jane Turner,Mark Larsen,Lionel Tarassenko,Andrew Neil,Andrew Farmer
Background Initiating and adjusting insulin treatment for people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) requires frequent clinician contacts both face-to-face and by telephone. We explored the use of a telehealth system to offer additional support to these patients.M... see more
Dorothy Sparks,Daniel Chase,Lisa Coughlin
Purpose The increasing popularity of the Wii video game console has been associated with a number of gameplay related traumas. We sought to investigate if there were any identifiable injury patterns associated with Wii use.Methods Utilising a database of ... see more