Vol. 9 No. 21, October 10, 2012
Fact and Stats
The use of electronic health records (EHR) helped improve outcomes for diabetes patients, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study, published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Specifically, the use of EHRs was associated with increases in medication, monitoring and risk-factor control among patients. It also led to greater improvements in patients with poorer control of their diabetes and lipids, the researchers found. The findings are the first to show that EHRs can help doctors to better target treatment changes and follow-up testing for diabetes patients.
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Source: Outpatient Electronic Health Records and the Clinical Care and Outcomes of Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Date: October 2, 2012
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