ArticleApplied clinical informatics2015
eHealth 2015 Special Issue: Impact of Electronic Health Records on the Completeness of Clinical Documentation Generated during Diabetic Retinopathy Consultations.
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- Diabetic Retinopathy Severity and Heart Failure Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of diabetes · 2026Article
- Dissecting the relationship between heart failure and diabetic retinopathy severity in patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: an observational cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Quantifying Electronic Health Record Data Quality in Telehealth and Office-Based Diabetes Care.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Article
- Promoting Quality Face-to-Face Communication during Ophthalmology Encounters in the Electronic Health Record Era.Applied clinical informatics · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundTwo years ago, the Diabetic Retinopathy (DRP) and Traumatology clinic of the Department of Ophthalmology and Optometrics at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria switched from paper-based to electronic health records. A customized electronic health record system (EHR-S) was implemented.
objectivesTo assess the completeness of information documented electronically compared with manually during patient visits.
methodsThe Preferred Practice Pattern for Diabetic Retinopathy published by the American Academy of Ophthalmology was distilled into a list of medical features grouped into categories to be assessed and documented during the management of patients with DRP. The last seventy paper-based records and all electronic records generated since the switch were analyzed and graded for the presence of features on the list and the resulting scores compared.
resultsIn all categories, clinical documentation was more complete in the EHR group.
conclusionsIn our setting, the implementation of an EHR-S showed a statistically significant positive impact on documentation completeness.
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