Physician and Patient Tools to Improve Chronic Kidney Disease Care
Decision support tools, disease registries, and patient engagement materials can improve population-based chronic kidney disease care.
Enhanced Primary Care and Impact on Quality of Care in Massachusetts
In a statewide telephone survey, patient-reported indicators of the patient-centered medical home correlated with improved process measures in diabetes, cholesterol screening, vaccination, and care access.
Using Electronic Health Record Clinical Decision Support Is Associated With Improved Quality of Care
Using EHR clinical decision support is associated with improved quality of care. Most primary care practices are missing at least 1 "meaningful use" clinical decision support module.
Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation With Payment Reform: Patient Experience Outcomes
In a pilot patient-centered medical home transformation including Lean quality improvement methodology with payment reform, patient experience was sustained or improved across key domains.
Active Pharmacovigilance and Healthcare Utilization
This study highlights the potential value of innovative ways of collecting information about adverse drug events directly from patients.
