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ArticleInternational journal of medical sciences2012

Monitoring reasons for encounter via an electronic patient record system: the case of a rural practice initiative.

Spyridon Klinis, Adelais Markaki, Dimitrios Kounalakis, Emmanouil K Symvoulakis

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Article in International journal of medical sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Spyridon Klinis
Adelais Markaki
Dimitrios Kounalakis
Emmanouil K Symvoulakis

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Abstract

The objective of this brief communication was to tabulate common reasons for encounter in a Greek rural general practice, as result of a recently adopted electronic patient record (EPR) application. Twenty encounter reasons accounted for 3,797 visits (61% of all patient encounters), whereas 565 other reasons accounted for the remaining 2,429 visits (39%). Number one reason for encounter was health maintenance or disease prevention seeking services, including screening examinations for malignancies, immunization and provision of medical opinion reports. Hypertension, lipid disorder and ischemic heart disease without angina were among the most common reasons for seeking care. A strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats (SWOT) analysis on the key role of an EPR system in collecting data from rural and remote primary health care settings is also presented.

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Medical Records Systems, ComputerizedGreeceRural Health Serviceselectronic patient recordgeneral practiceGreecepatient encounterrural practice

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PMID23091407
PMCPMC3477679

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