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ArticleScandinavian journal of primary health care2011

The medico-professional quality of GP consultations assessed by analysing patient records.

Maisa Kuusela, Anna-Liisa Koivisto, Paula Vainiomäki, Tero Vahlberg, Päivi Rautava

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Maisa KuuselaDepartment of General Practice, University of Turku, Finland. maisa.kuusela@turku.fi
Anna-Liisa Koivisto
Paula Vainiomäki
Tero Vahlberg
Päivi Rautava

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objectiveTo assess the medico-professional quality of consultations by analysing textual data from patient records.

designQualitative analyse of textual data.

settingFour primary health care centres using electronic patient records (EPR) in Finland. SUBJECTS: EPR and paired questionnaires of 175 consultations filled in by GPs and their patients independently.

main outcome measuresMedico-professional quality of consultations, quality of care of acute respiratory infections, and hypertension.

resultsThe medico-professional quality of the consultations was quite good. However, 9% of the records could not been assessed at all because of missing or poor documentation and 9% were assessed as poor. The treatment of acute respiratory infections and hypertension is not in line with current care guidelines. Smoking habits or other health behaviour or lifestyle factors were seldom recorded.

conclusionsThe medico-professional quality of the consultation was quite good. Quality improvement is needed in the treatment of acute respiratory infections and hypertension. User-friendly EPR systems would improve the content of patient records.

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Community Health CentersElectronic Health RecordsFinlandGeneral PracticeGuideline AdherenceHumansHypertensionPatient SatisfactionPrimary Health CareQuality Assurance, Health CareRespiratory Tract InfectionsSurveys and Questionnaires

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PMID22126221
PMCPMC3308459

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