title: The role of clinical information technology in depression care management.
abstract: We examine the literature on the growing application of clinical information technology in managing depression care and highlight lessons learned from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's national program "Depression in Primary Care-Incentives Demonstrations." Several program sites are implementing depression care registries. Key issues discussed about implementing registries include using a simple yet functional format, designing registries to track multiple conditions versus depression alone (i.e., patient-centric versus disease-centric registries) and avoiding violations of patient privacy with the advent of more advanced information technologies (e.g., web-based formats). Finally, we discuss some implications of clinical information technology for health care practices and policy makers.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, School of Medicine, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15240, USA. Amy.Kilbourne@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kilbourne
authors.forename: Gretchen Flanders
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: McGinnis
authors.forename: Bea Herbeck
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Belnap
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klinkman
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics; D014481:United States