scholarly journals Do electronic reminder systems help patients with T2DM to lose weight?

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwan
Keyword(s):  
Reminder Systems ◽  
Electronic Reminder

scholarly journals Reminder Systems for Improving Adherence among HIV-infected Adolescents Attending a Tertiary Facility in Abuja

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Eno Eloho Ekop ◽  
Adaora Adeline Okechukwu
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Antiretroviral Therapy ◽  
Routine Care ◽  
Pill Count ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Reminder Systems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Electronic Reminder

Background: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a key factor in the successful treatment of people living with HIV infection. Use of reminder system has been shown to improve adherence to antiretroviral therapy. This study was conducted to identify the reminder systems used by the HIV-infected adolescents in our health facility and determine the relationships with adherence using self-report and pill count. Study Design: This was a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study:  The study was done at Paediatric Special Treatment Clinic of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The data collection was over a six month period, September 2015 to February, 2016. Methodology: This was a face-to-face interviewer administered pretested questionnaire-based study. Adherence was measured using three-day recall self report and pill count, with convenience sampling method employed. Results: One-hundred and forty-five adolescents aged 10 years to 19 years participated in the study, 80(55.2%) were males, 78(53.8%)%) were between the ages of 10-13 years, 111(76.6%) were Christians, 91(62.7%) had secondary level of education, and 61(42.1%) were from the middle socio-economic class. The most common reminder systems used were the alarm devices 43(29.7%), timers 34(23.4%) and parents 39(26.9%). Twenty-two (15.2%) participants did not use any form of reminders for their self-care. Use of reminder systems had a statistically significant relationship with gender (P= .031), social class (P = .003) and self-report (P = <0.001). Conclusion: The alarm system was mostly used by adolescents for their medication adherence and was associated with gender, social class and self-reporting.  It is hoped that interventional studies will be carried out on the use of types of electronic reminder devices to ARV medications with the aim of its integration into the routine care of HIV-infected adolescents in Nigeria.  

Impact of electronic reminder systems on hepatitis C screening in primary care

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 939-944 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. D. MacLean ◽  
C. Berger ◽  
M. L. Cangiano ◽  
D. Ziegelman ◽  
S. D. Lidofsky
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Reminder Systems ◽  
Electronic Reminder

scholarly journals Do electronic reminders alter recorded diagnoses in primary care office-hours practices of health centers: A register-based study in a Finnish city

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 205031212110361
Author(s):  
Mika Lehto ◽  
Kaisu Pitkälä ◽  
Ossi Rahkonen ◽  
Merja K Laine ◽  
Marko Raina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Primary Care Physicians ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Health Record ◽  
Record System ◽  
Electronic Reminder ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Care Health ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Care Health

Objectives: One purpose of electronic reminders is improvement of the quality of documentation in office-hours primary care. The aim of this study was to evaluate how implementation of electronic reminders alters the rate and/or content of diagnostic data recorded by primary care physicians in office-hours practices in primary care health centers. Methods: The present work is a register-based longitudinal follow-up study with a before-and-after design. An electronic reminder was installed in the electronic health record system of the primary health care of a Finnish city to remind physicians to include the diagnosis code of the visit in the health record. The report generator of the electronic health record system provided monthly figures for the number of various recorded diagnoses by using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition, and the total number of visits to primary care physicians, thus allowing the calculation of the recording rate of diagnoses on a monthly basis. The distribution of diagnoses before and after implementing ERs was also compared. Results: After the introduction of the electronic reminder, the rate of diagnosis recording by primary care physicians increased clearly from 39.7% to 87.2% (p < 0.001). The intervention enhanced the recording rate of symptomatic diagnoses (group R) and some chronic diseases such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes and other soft tissue disorders. Recording rate of diagnoses related to diseases of the respiratory system (group J), injuries, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (group S), and diseases of single body region of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (group M) decreased after the implementation of electronic reminders. Conclusion: Electronic reminders may alter the contents and extent of recorded diagnosis data in office-hours practices of the primary care health centers. They were found to have an influence on the recording rates of diagnoses related to chronic diseases. Electronic reminders may be a useful tool in primary health care when attempting to change the behavior of primary care physicians.

scholarly journals Strategy for the Micro-Elimination of Hepatitis C among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus—A Hospital-Based Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2509
Author(s):  
Pei-Yuan Su ◽  
Yang-Yuan Chen ◽  
Hsu-Heng Yen ◽  
Siou-Ping Huang ◽  
I-Ling Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Hcv Infection ◽  
Hcv Rna ◽  
Electronic Reminder ◽  
Reminder System ◽  
Induce Insulin Resistance ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Hcv Antibody ◽  
Hcv Screening

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can induce insulin resistance, and patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have a higher prevalence of HCV infection. Patient outcomes improve after HCV eradication in DM patients. However, HCV micro-elimination targeting this population has not been approached. Little is known about using electronic alert systems for HCV screening among patients with DM in a hospital-based setting. We implemented an electronic reminder system for HCV antibody screening and RNA testing in outpatient departments among patients with DM. The screening rates and treatment rates at different departments before and after system implementation were compared. The results indicated that the total HCV screening rate increased from 49.3% (9505/19,272) to 78.2% (15,073/19,272), and the HCV-RNA testing rate increased from 73.4% to 94.2%. The anti-HCV antibody seropositive rate was 5.7%, and the HCV viremia rate was 62.7% in our patient population. The rate of positive anti-HCV antibodies and HCV viremia increased with patient age. This study demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of an electronic alert system for HCV screening and treatment among DM patients in a hospital-based setting.

Are Reminder Systems a Form of CME?-Reply

JAMA ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 274 (23) ◽  
pp. 1837
Author(s):  
David Davis
Keyword(s):  
Reminder Systems

scholarly journals Identifying Missed Opportunities for the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV13)

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren Jindracek ◽  
Jennifer E. Stark
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccine ◽  
Conjugate Vaccine ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine ◽  
Unexpected Finding ◽  
Primary Care Visit ◽  
Electronic Reminder ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Care Appointment

Background: The recommendation for the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in adults 65 years and older is recent, and the dosing schedule of PCV13 and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) can be complex in this population. Objective: The authors assessed the rate of PCV13 immunization in patients 65 years of age and older and identified barriers that contributed to missed opportunities for PCV13. Methods: This retrospective review evaluated outpatient Veterans age 65 years or older who did not receive PCV13 at a scheduled primary care appointment despite an electronic reminder. Investigators recorded any documented reason for the patient not receiving PCV13. Results: The rate of PCV13 immunizations administered during the primary care visit study period was 37% (89 of 239 PCV13 eligible patients). Of the 150 patients identified who did not receive PCV13, 92% were not offered the vaccine, 6.7% declined vaccination, and 0.7% reported an allergy to vaccination. Electronic immunization records revealed that 48 of the 150 patients who did not receive PCV13 at their clinic appointment did receive PCV13 later the same year. Most patients received PCV13 in influenza vaccine season on the same day as receiving the influenza vaccine. Conclusion: The main barrier identified was not offering the vaccination during primary care visits. Pneumococcal vaccine administration was delayed until the influenza vaccine season in a significant portion of patients. This unexpected finding represents a target for education: ensuring health care professionals are reminded that PCV13 is not a seasonal vaccine like the influenza vaccine, but should be offered throughout the year.

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