title: Physician attitudes toward computerized practice guidelines.
abstract: Computerized information systems are gaining ground in quality improvement, and will become even more important as health plans implement, evaluate, and maintain clinical guidelines. PacifiCare of California explored physicians' attitudes toward applying computerized technologies to direct clinical guidelines. The results indicate not only physician acceptance factors, but illustrate the issues, such as information for medical decision making, that health plans must consider in developing computerized case management systems to manage the care of the chronically ill.
authors.affiliation: PacifiCare of California, Cypress, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Alberti
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Holt
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001292:Attitude to Computers; D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States