Development of quality indicators for hypertension, extractable from the electronic health record of the general practitioner: a rand-modified Delphi method
Our study resulted in a set of 35 QIs for hypertension in general practice. These QIs, tailored to the Belgian EHR, provide a robust foundation for automated audit and feedback and could substantially benefit other countries if adapted to their systems.
Authors
- Steve Alfons Van den Bulck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0744-3923)
- Katrien Danhieux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-5335)
- Bert Vaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5244-1930)
- Marieke Hollevoet
- Sien Lismont
- Pieter Taveirne
- Lotte Van Vaerenbergh
Institutions
- University of Antwerp (BE)
- Province of Antwerp (BE)
- Hasselt University (BE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02543-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80