Is the quality of data in an electronic medical record sufficient for assessing the quality of primary care?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Quality indicators for the treatment of type 2 diabetes are often retrieved from a chronic disease registry (CDR). This study investigates the quality of recording in a general practitioner's (GP) electronic medical record (EMR) compared to a simple, web-based CDR.

Methods

The GPs entered data directly in the CDR and in their own EMR during the study period (2011). We extracted data from 58 general practices (8235 patients) with type 2 diabetes and compared the occurrence and value of seven process indicators and 12 outcome indicators in both systems. The CDR, specifically designed for monitoring type 2 diabetes and reporting to health insurers, was used as the reference standard. For process indicators we examined the presence or absence of recordings on the patie

SUBMITTER: Barkhuysen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4078269 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature