Transfers of the monitor data to the nurse practitioner's computer were performed by the patients by connecting the modem to the household phone.
This will be a study using the QResearch primary care research database, which consists of routinely collected data from general practitioner clinical computer systems.
In exploring the nine perspectives review, some of the history of programming, bringing in ideas from some of the foremost practitioners of computer science and engineering, is also given.
In practices of the participating general practitioners, a computer program for the study is installed.
In Britain, 98% of general practitioners have computers somewhere in their offices, and 30% claim to be "paperless", whereas in America 95% of small practices use only pen and paper.
Masters (2008) found that 89% of general practitioners use computers, in a sample of 259 doctors [ 7].
To meet the needs expressed by practitioners, a computer-based lifestyle intervention tool (CLT) was developed and offered to nine PHC units operating in Östergötland County in south east Sweden in 2006.
The objective of the present study is to test the short- and long-term efficacy of brief advice, which is delivered by a representative sample of general practitioners, and computer-generated tailored letters in a randomly selected population of adult smoking patients.
AHW: Aboriginal Health Worker AMS Aboriginal Medical Serviceses; COAG NPA: Council of Australian Governments National Partnership Agreement GPP: General Practitioner; ICT: Information computer technology; IM: Information management; QI: Quality Improvement; RN: Registered Nurse.
Various general practitioner (GP) clinical computer systems are used in the UK but their distribution over time and location is unknown.
