BACKGROUND Patient experience surveys are increasingly used to gain information about the quality of healthcare. This paper investigates whether patients who respond before and after reminders to a large national survey of inpatient experience differ in systematic ways in how they evaluate the care they received. METHODS The English national inpatient survey of 2009 obtained data from just un...

OBJECTIVE Computer-based reminder systems have the potential to change physician and patient behaviors and to improve patient outcomes. We performed a meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials to assess the overall effectiveness of computer-based reminder systems in ambulatory settings directed at preventive care. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SEARCH STRATEGY Searches of the Medline (...

OBJECTIVE Immunization rates are static in the United States. Risk factors for not being up to date (UTD) include ethnicity and lower socioeconomic status. Reminder cards increase immunization rates in urban settings. Their effect in poor, Latino, and rural children is unknown. BACKGROUND Language-appropriate reminder cards were sent to active patients not UTD listing the vaccines missing; th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Missed clinic appointments significantly impact continuity of care, resident education, and clinical productivity. This national survey analyzed the awareness of family practice residency clinics regarding their missed appointment rate and the use of reminder systems. METHODS We mailed a questionnaire to all 468 family practice residency programs in the United States...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is increasing rapidly in developing countries. Today, modern technologies are suggested as the tools used to enhance medication adherence. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of short message service (SMS) to reminder cards with regard to medication adherence in patients with hypertension. METHODS The present study is a randomized controlled clinical trial. T...

Results This study uses data from the first 84 clients who completed the web-based program. The data provided from this study covers probationer involvement with the MAPIT intervention in relation to early goal planning and electronic reminder selection on positive 2-month outcomes. In terms of early goal planning, clients were most likely to select goals such as “Make a list of things I could ...