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1st Annual Africa Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare
2018-02-19 - 2018-02-21    
All Day
Overview For decades, IHI has been a world-renowned leader in health care improvement, teaching proven methodologies for making and sustaining change. In February 2018, IHI [...]
26 Feb
2018-02-26 - 2018-02-28    
All Day
Hear, explore and learn the latest research. Present before distinguished global audience. Collaborate, build partnerships and experience London. Join the global academic community. Conferenceseries Ltd, [...]
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Videos

EHRs linked to improved care for patients with diabetes

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Researchers examined the medical records of 169,711 diabetic patients over 1 year of age in the Kaiser Permanente diabetes clinical registry before and after the implementation of Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect®, the organization’s comprehensive EHR system. They found that patients visited the emergency room 29 fewer times per 1,000 patients and were hospitalized 13 fewer times per 1,000 patients annually after the implementation: