A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the ...

Using electronic reminder systems may help reduce cancellation rates and cut patient wait times by almost a week, according to a Feb. 15 study on Department of Veterans Affairs clinics. The study, ...

Objectives: To identify patterns of use of computerized clinicalreminders (CCRs) across an integrated healthcare system anddescribe institutional factors associated with their implementation. Study ...

Lately, the pressure has greatly increased for primary care physicians to follow preventive care guidelines. But to date, the industry hasn't evolved a standardized way of keeping doctors and patients ...

Findings of a new Mayo Clinic study published this week in Archives of Internal Medicine show that a computerized mail and phone reminder program can significantly increase the percentage of patients ...

Computer-based standing orders are more effective than computerized reminders to physicians in increasing influenza and pneumococcal vaccine administration for hospitalized patients, according to an ...

A system that automatically sends emails to physicians reminding them to consider removing a patient’s inferior vena cava (IVC) filter after it’s served its purpose may help cut down on complications, ...

Objectives: To provide physicians with evidence-based recommendationsfor care at the point of service, using an automatedsystem, and to evaluate its effectiveness in promoting prescriptionsto prevent ...