2005
A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool
Apkon M, Mattera JA, Lin Z, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Carbone M, Holmboe ES, Gross CP, Selter JG, Rich AS, Krumholz HM. A Randomized Outpatient Trial of a Decision-Support Information Technology Tool. JAMA Internal Medicine 2005, 165: 2388-2394. PMID: 16287768, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.165.20.2388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmbulatory CareAttitude of Health PersonnelCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support Systems, ClinicalFemaleFloridaHealth ResourcesHospitals, MilitaryHumansKentuckyMaleMass ScreeningMultivariate AnalysisOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient SatisfactionPreventive MedicineQuality of Health CareConceptsProvider satisfactionAmbulatory clinic visitsUsual care patientsDays of enrollmentQuality process measuresQuality of careProportion of opportunitiesUsual careClinic visitsOutpatient trialSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeAcute carePatient satisfactionIntervention groupHealth care opportunitiesPatientsClinical decisionCare opportunitiesPharmacy resourcesPreventive measuresProcess measuresCareMedical resourcesModest improvement
2004
Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease
Lichtman JH, Amatruda J, Yaari S, Cheng S, Smith GL, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Wang Y, Radford MJ, Krumholz HM. Clinical trial of an educational intervention to achieve recommended cholesterol levels in patients with coronary artery disease. American Heart Journal 2004, 147: 522-528. PMID: 14999204, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2003.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLDL cholesterol target levelsCholesterol target levelsProportion of patientsCoronary artery diseaseUsual care groupArtery diseaseLevels 1 yearCholesterol managementCare groupEducational interventionPatient knowledgeLow-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target levelsTarget levelCholesterol knowledgeUsual careClinical characteristicsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeCholesterol levelsClinical trialsIntervention groupPatientsHospitalizationDiseaseIntervention