Purpose The purpose of this study is to review the literature for Diabetes Self-Management
Education and Support (DSMES) to ensure the National Standards for DSMES (Standards) …

Background The purpose of this literature review is to understand geographical information
systems (GISs) and how they can be applied to public health informatics, medical informatics …

Importance Adults with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder,
collectively termedserious mental illness (SMI), have shortened life spans compared with …

Background: Successful treatment of diabetes includes patient self-management behaviors
to prevent or delay complications and comorbid diseases. On the basis of findings from large …

Background Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to improve clinical
outcomes, increase health provider productivity and reduce healthcare costs. Over half of all …

Background: The Chronic Care Model (CCM) was developed to improve chronic disease
care, but it may also inform delivery of other types of preventive care. Using hierarchical …

Background Despite evidence-based guidelines, high-quality diabetes care is not always
achieved. Identifying factors associated with the quality of management in primary care may …

Patients with chronic conditions frequently experience behavioral comorbidities to which
primary care cannot easily respond. This study observed a Vermont family medicine practice …

Background: Computerized reminder systems (CRS) show promise for increasing
preventive services such as colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. However, prior research …

PURPOSE Many intervention studies have found that flow sheet use improves patient care
by drawing attention to a particular medical condition or needed preventive service and …