Journal article
Shared Electronic Vascular Risk Decision Support in Primary Care: Computerization of Medical Practices for the Enhancement of Therapeutic Effectiveness (COMPETE III) Randomized Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Computerized decision support systems (CDSSs) linked with electronic medical records (EMRs) are promoted as an effective means of improving patient care. However, very few high-quality studies are set in routine, community-based clinical care, and no consistent evidence of an effect on patient outcomes has been found.
METHODS: A randomized controlled trial among EMR-using primary care practices in Ontario, Canada. Patients 55 years …
Authors
Holbrook A; Pullenayegum E; Thabane L; Troyan S; Foster G; Keshavjee K; Chan D; Dolovich L; Gerstein H; Demers C
Journal
JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol. 171, No. 19, pp. 1736–1744
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
October 24, 2011
DOI
10.1001/archinternmed.2011.471
ISSN
2168-6106