title: Fragmentation of diabetes treatment in Austria - an indicator for the need for shared electronic health record systems.
abstract: Shared electronic health record (EHR) systems aim to support continuity of care within the joint treatment of a patient by a community of cooperating care providers. By analyzing the fragmentation of care of Austrian diabetes patients, we aim to find evidence whether there is actually a need for shared EHR systems in this context. Our results show that almost three quarters of the observed diabetes patients visit two or more different care providers during their diabetes-related visits. Overall, our findings strongly support the demand for shared EHR systems for the treatment of diabetes patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse, Vienna. georg.duftschmid@meuniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Duftschmid
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dorda
authors.forename: Gottfried
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Endel
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fröschl
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gall
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Grossmann
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hronsky
mesh_terms: D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans