[Computerized medical records in monitoring hypertension. Longitudinal and horizontal evaluation of 25 general practitioners in a primary care setting of Modena, Italy]

Recenti Prog Med. 2009 Jan;100(1):4-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

This study aims at evaluating the effectiveness of a computerized-based Clinical Record in monitoring hypertension in a Primary Care Setting. Blood pressure (BP) recording increased by 62% to 70% in the years 2004 to 2006. No improvement, however, was noticeable in the achievement of gold-standard targets in BP control (62% in all period). At the end of 2006 BP was recorded in 65% of patients. Among them, 2/3 of the non diabetics reached < 140/90 mmHg standard, while only 23% of diabetics reached < 130/80 mmHg standard. In conclusion, using a computerized clinical record appears not to be sufficient to obtain good clinical performances, yet it is a necessary first step to clinical audit.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory*
  • Clinical Audit
  • Diabetes Complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / diagnosis*
  • Hypertension / prevention & control
  • Hypertension / therapy*
  • Italy
  • Male
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized*
  • Middle Aged
  • Primary Health Care*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors