BACKGROUND Systematic data on discontinuation of statins in routine practice of medicine are limited. OBJECTIVE To investigate the reasons for statin discontinuation and the role of statin-related events (clinical events or symptoms believed to have been caused by statins) in routine care settings. DESIGN A retrospective cohort study. SETTING Practices affiliated with Brigham and Women's ...

Introduction Michigan has been collecting chief complaint data from emergency departments statewide to support situational awareness activities related to communicable disease since 2004. We validated the syndromic system by comparing the chief complaint data to the electronic medical records (1,2,3) of a tertiary hospital in southeast Michigan to better understand the utility of the system for...

introduction: the health information system of hospitals depends on their medical records. therefore, the detailed documentation, and maintenance of patient records can lead to timely diagnosis and effective treatment of diseases in any country, and should be included in the strategic program for disease control. this study aimed to determine the status of the documentation of tuberculosis pati...

introduction: ambulatory care is an inseparable part of health care system. it is commonly considered as the entrance of the patient to the health care system. high qualify ambulatory care has an important role in reducing mortality and morbidity rates. on the other hand, quality of information has an important role in the quality and safety of ambulatory health care. it is hence necessary to p...

introduction: one of the most fundamental duties of him professionals is the duty to maintain health information about their patients. this duty is imposed explicitly by state and federal statuted and regulations as well as by accreditation standards. also one of the most important responsibilities him professionals have is keeping confidential health information out of the hands of unauthorize...

introduction: nowadays, researches are used in various disciplines of science as a powerful means of evaluating the latest scientific achievements. the most important source in medical studies, however, seems to be patients' documents in hospitals' archives. the basic aim of this study was to determine the importance and the application of medical records in doing researches from the viewpoint ...

introduction: accurate documentation of the cause of death is critical for health care planning. in this study, the most important causes of death registered on death certificates and the most important issues preventing accurate registration and access to death information in the town of rafsanjan were surveyed. methods: this was a descriptive study. all death certificates (totally 1197) issue...

background: the information on nutritional status as a part of patients' medical information should be documented on patient records by dietitians. despite the importance of this information in the process of decision making and medical care and even legal aspects, no proper attention has so far been paid to documenting such information on patient records. this study aimed to design a prototype...