Comparison of Two Electronic Systems for Obtaining Diabetes Care Indicators in Clinical Practice

Almeda-Valdes, Paloma
Antonio-Villa, Neftali Eduardo
Rodríguez-Dávila, Fátima M.
Palma-Moreno, B. Geovani
Gómez-Pérez, Francisco J.
Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.
García-Ulloa, Ana Cristina
Hernández-Jiménez, Sergio

¹Research Unit of Metabolic Diseases, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
²Endocrinology and Metabolism Department, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
³MD/PhD (PECEM) Program, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
⁴Direction of Nutrition, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
⁵Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mexico City, Mexico
⁶Center of Comprehensive Care for the Patient With Diabetes, National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico

Corresponding author: Ana Cristina García-Ulloa, [email protected]

Clinical Diabetes 39(2):p 167-172, April 2021. | DOI: 10.2337/cd20-0069

We compared the completeness of data captured by physicians in a diabetes outpatient clinic using a general electronic health record system versus one that was specifically geared to diabetes. Use of a diabetes-oriented data system was found to allow for greater capture of crucial variables required for diabetes care than a general electronic record and was well accepted by health care providers.