Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 7 , Pages 650-653, July 2006

Disease-specific medical records improve the recording of processes of care in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Direction du Soins de Santé de Base (DSSB), 31 Rue Khartoum, Tunis, Tunisia

Received 12 July 2004; received in revised form 25 January 2005; accepted 23 May 2005.

Summary 

A retrospective review of the medical records of 961 patients with type 2 diabetes managed in primary care in Tunisia was undertaken. Recording of process of care measurements improved from 65 to 84% for blood pressure, from 60 to 71% for fasting glucose, and from 11 to 53% for weight measurement (P<0.001 for all). The introduction of disease-specific medical records significantly improves the recording of care of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Type 2 diabetes, Medical records, Blood pressure

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PII: S0033-3506(05)00225-8

doi:10.1016/j.puhe.2005.05.011

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 7 , Pages 650-653, July 2006

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