Characteristics of consumer terminology for health information retrieval.

abstract：:A huge amount of medical information is available on the Internet for both experts and laypersons. These resources are frequently used to answer current medical questions and are thus likely to influence the behavior of the users. Criteria for assessing the quality of medical Internet resources have been established b...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Adelhard K,Obst O

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper illustrates a high speed clinical data retrieving system, from 10 years of data of operating hospital information system for the purposes of research, evidence creation, patient safety, etc., even incorporating time sequence of causal relations. METHODS:Total of 73,709,298 records of 10 years at ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Kimura M,Tani S,Watanabe H,Naito Y,Sakusabe T,Watanabe H,Nakaya J,Sasaki F,Numano T,Furuta T,Furuta T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper describes a methodology for the monitoring of the fetal cardiac health status during pregnancy, through the effective and non-invasive monitoring of the abdominal ECG signals (abdECG) of the mother. METHODS:For this purpose, a three-stage methodology has been developed. In the first stage, the fe...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Karvounis EC,Tsipouras MG,Papaloukas C,Tsalikakis DG,Naka KK,Fotiadis DI

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is part of a For-Discussion-Section of Methods of Information in Medicine about the paper "Computational Electrocardiography: Revisiting Holter ECG Monitoring" written by Thomas M. Deserno and Nikolaus Marx. It is introduced by an editorial. This article contains the combined commentaries invited to indep...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Baumgartner C,Caiani EG,Dickhaus H,Kulikowski CA,Schiecke K,van Bemmel JH,Witte H

更新日期：2016-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiotherapy has serious side effects and thus requires prudent and cautious evaluation. However, obtaining protein expression profiles is expensive and timeconsuming, making it necessary to develop a theoretical and rational procedure for predicting the radiotherapy outcome for bladder cancer when working w...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Tsai TI,Zhang Y,Zhang Z,Chao GY,Tsai CC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the Focus Theme of METHODS of Information in Medicine on "Managing Interoperability and Complexity in Health Systems". BACKGROUND:Data sharing and integration between the clinical research data management system and the electronic health record system remains a challenging issue. T...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Jiang G,Evans J,Oniki TA,Coyle JF,Bain L,Huff SM,Kush RD,Chute CG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are in widespread use by resident physicians in many countries, reaching as high as 95% in some reports. Uses are varied and include clinical decision support and support of evidence-based practice. Utilization by resident doctors in Japan has not been characterized. This s...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Jacobs JL,Takahashi O,Ohde S,Tokuda Y,Omata F,Fukui T

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness of a lexico-syntactic pattern (LSP) matching method for ontology enrichment using clinical documents. METHODS:Two domains were separately studied using the same methodology. We used radiology documents to enrich RadLex and pathology documents to enrich National Cancer Institute ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Liu K,Chapman WW,Savova G,Chute CG,Sioutos N,Crowley RS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Hospital information systems (HIS) are the hospital's nervous system. The HIS are mostly grown over several years, dedicated to specific needs and comprise individual workarounds. Changes to such complex systems may cause a variety of differ-ent negative side-effects. In order to understand the nature of inc...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Saboor S,Ammenwerth E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This paper addresses the design of a platform for the management of medical decision data in the ICU. Whenever new medical data from laboratories or monitors is available or at fixed times, the appropriate medical support services are activated and generate a medical alert or suggestion to the bedside termin...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Van Hoecke S,Decruyenaere J,Danneels C,Taveirne K,Colpaert K,Hoste E,Dhoedt B,De Turck F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical informaticians are multidisciplinary professionals responsible for developing complex technical systems. The aim of this study was to investigate how a code of ethics can help medical informaticians in avoiding design failures. An exploratory case study was performed to identify factors related to failure duri...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Timpka T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this work is to present the software tool ANTONIA, which has been developed to facilitate a quantitative analysis of perfusion-weighted MRI (PWI) datasets in general as well as the subsequent multi-parametric analysis of additional datasets for the specific purpose of acute ischemic stroke p...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Forkert ND,Cheng B,Kemmling A,Thomalla G,Fiehler J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Bonhoeffer-van der Pol equation with a stable limit cycle is proposed as a model of the pacemaker in the sino-atrial node to explain heart rate regulation. Standard tools, such as the phase transition curve in nonlinear dynamic system theory, are used to analyze the model and results are compared with other studies ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Sato S,Doi S,Nomura T

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) has been available as a means of coding life functions but the coding process is cumbersome due to the large number of ICF codes. In the current study, we developed ICF code selection tools to support the coding of activity and part...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Manabe S,Miura Y,Takemura T,Ashida N,Nakagawa R,Mineno T,Matsumura Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cerebral ventricular volume has the potential to become an important parameter in quantitative neurological diagnosis. However, no accepted methodology for routine clinical use exists to date. We sought a robust, reproducible, and fast technique to evaluate cerebral ventricular volume in young children. MET...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hahn HK,Millar WS,Klinghammer O,Durkin MS,Tulipano PK,Peitgen HO

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study is to develop a solution to preserve security and privacy in a healthcare environment where health-sensitive information will be accessed by many parties and stored in various distributed databases. The solution should maintain anonymous medical records and it should be able to lin...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Weerasinghe D,Rajarajan M,Elmufti K,Rakocevic V

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A non-parametric method is presented for modelling nonlinear dynamic mechanisms of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) in anesthesia caused by positive pressure ventilation. RR interval sequences are shown with Tsay's linearity test to contain both short-term and long-term nonlinear components, which cannot completely ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Loula P,Lipping T,Jäntti V,Yli-Hankala A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical care and medical education can be supported more than in the past by using new tools and new premises for the effective linkage between bodies of knowledge and the use of that knowledge. The medical record can be converted from a source-oriented record to a problem-oriented record, enabling to trace not only w...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Weed LL

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The log-binomial model is recommended for calculating the prevalence ratio in cross-sectional studies with binary outcomes. However, convergence problems may occur as this model is numerically unstable. If this happens, the Poisson model should be used, but the Poisson model variance needs to be adjusted. He...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Wolkewitz M,Bruckner T,Schumacher M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) Creation of an expressive language for specification of temporal patterns in clinical domains, (2) Development of a graphical knowledge-acquisition tool allowing expert physicians to define meaningful domain-specific patterns, (3) Implementation of an interpreter capable of detecting such patterns in cli...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Chakravarty S,Shahar Y

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A tree-based method for estimating time-varying effects of baseline patient characteristics on survival is introduced. A Cox-type model for censored survival data is used in which the time-varying relative risks are modelled as piecewise constants. The tree method consists of three steps: 1. Growing the tree, in which...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Xu R,Adak S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of an interfaced approach to clinical information systems architecture. METHODS:After many years of internally building almost all components of a hospital clinical information system (HELP) at Intermountain Health Care, we changed our architectural approach as we...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Clayton PD,Narus SP,Huff SM,Pryor TA,Haug PJ,Larkin T,Matney S,Evans RS,Rocha BH,Bowes WA 3rd,Holston FT,Gundersen ML

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the Focus Theme of METHODs of Information in Medicine on "Managing Interoperability and Complexity in Health Systems". BACKGROUND:SALUS project aims at building an interoperability platform and a dedicated toolkit to enable secondary use of electronic health records (EHR) data for ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Declerck G,Hussain S,Daniel C,Yuksel M,Laleci GB,Twagirumukiza M,Jaulent MC

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present a geometric ruler to determine predictive values of binary diagnostic test results from prevalence, sensitivity and specificity without calculation. METHODS:On logarithmic scale the relationships between pre-/post-test odds and the likelihood ratio as well as sensitivity, specificity and the likel...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Herich L,Lehmacher W,Hellmich M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Information systems integration is hard, especially when semantic and business process interoperability requirements need to be met. To succeed, a unified methodology, approaching different aspects of systems architecture such as business, information, computational, engineering and technology viewpoints, has...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： López DM,Blobel B

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Read Thesaurus is a comprehensive user-led clinical vocabulary developed from earlier, and structurally simpler, versions of the Read Codes, with substantial input from United Kingdom health care professionals. A constituent template table underpins a range of functions, including semantic definition of concepts u...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Price C,O'Neil M,Bentley TE,Brown PJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on "Biosignal Interpretation: Advanced Methods for Studying Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems". OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to assess the reliability of the estimated Nocturnal Heart Rate (HR), recorded through a be...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Migliorini M,Kortelainen JM,Pärkkä J,Tenhunen M,Himanen SL,Bianchi AM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the impact of a CPOE system on medication-related communication of nurses and physicians. METHODS:In six internal medicine wards of an academic medical center, two questionnaires were used to evaluate nurses' attitudes toward the impact of a paper-based medication system and then a CPOE system on ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Pirnejad H,Niazkhani Z,van der Sijs H,Berg M,Bal R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information processing in hospitals, especially in university hospitals, is currently faced with two major issues: low-cost hardware and progress in networking technology leads to a further decentralization of computing capacity, due to the increasing need for information processing in hospitals and due to economic re...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Winter A,Haux R

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits for any health care provider of successfully introducing an Electronic Patient Record System (EPRS) into their organisation can be considerable. It has the potential to enhance both clinical care and managerial processes, as well as producing more cost-effective care and care programmes across clinical di...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Atkinson CJ,Peel VJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00