Electronic Health Records as Valuable Data Sources in the Health Care Quality Improvement Process.

In North Karelia, Finland, the regional electronic health records (EHRs) enable flexible data retrieval and area-level analyses. The aim of this study was to assess the early detection of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the region and to evaluate the performed activities in order to improve the processes b...

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Published in:Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology
Main Authors: Wikström, Katja, Toivakka, Maija, Rautiainen, Päivi, Tirkkonen, Hilkka, Repo, Teppo, Laatikainen, Tiina
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: PubMed Central 2019
Subjects:
detection
electronic health records
health care
process
quality improvement
type 2 diabetes
karelia*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392819852879
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31211180
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6545647/
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Summary:In North Karelia, Finland, the regional electronic health records (EHRs) enable flexible data retrieval and area-level analyses. The aim of this study was to assess the early detection of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the region and to evaluate the performed activities in order to improve the processes between the years 2012 and 2017.

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