title: Development and application of the informational and communication technologies in quality standards of health care management for patients with arterial hypertension.
abstract: Mobile health technologies improve the quality of health care service. The information and communication technology is developed and applied to remind patients with arterial hypertension to follow medical recommendations. The feedback system from general practitioners was developed (the reminder system for patients sending the feedbacks). It helped to supervise follow-up patients online. Suggested system provides for forming the database for summarized analysis of online survey of the patients, who receive medical care at health care institution, to take managerial decisions concerning the improvements of medical services quality. Evaluation of efficiency of the applied technology assured that the number of patients, who checked regularly his/her arterial pressure, increased by 31.00%. The number of patients, who visited doctors for preventive purpose two or more times during given year, rose by 18.24%. The number of patients with target pressure grew by 24.51% and composed 38.55±4.26%.
authors.affiliation: Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Smііanov
authors.affiliation: Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Smiianova
authors.affiliation: Sumy State University, Sumy, Ukraine.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tarasenko
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012984:Software; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents