A pictorial schema for a comprehensive user-oriented identification of medical Apps.

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". BACKGROUND:Adaptation of the QT-interval to changes in heart rate reflects on the body-surface electrocardiogram the adaptation...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Bueno-Orovio A,Hanson BM,Gill JS,Taggart P,Rodriguez B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the statistical analysis of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) data, compartment models are a commonly used tool. By these models, the observed uptake of contrast agent in some tissue over time is linked to physiologic properties like capillary permeability and blood flow. Up ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Feilke M,Bischl B,Schmid VJ,Gertheiss J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are three grand challenges for medical informatics policy: (1) What is it? (2) What should it be? (3) How can we influence its development? To address these challenges requires: (1) an historical analysis of medical informatics policies in a representative sample of countries. This should include an account of m...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Power M

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:In this study, we attempted to discriminate the acceleration signal for horizontal level and stairway walking using wavelet-based fractal analysis method. The acceleration signal was measured close to the center of gravity of the body, while the subjects walked continuously in the corridor and up and down the stairs. ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Sekine M,Tamura T,Akay M,Togawa T,Fukui Y

更新日期：2000-06-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of electronic medical record (EMR) is anticipated to bring benefits for patients, physicians, and organizations. But limited physicians' acceptance of EMR presents a serious threat to its effective implementation. OBJECTIVES:The current study incorporates technology acceptance model (TAM) with two a...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hwang HG,Dutta B,Chang HC

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our objective is to investigate diabetes-related alteration of glucose control in diurnal fluctuations in normal daily life by detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA). METHODS:The fluctuations of glucose of 12 non-diabetic subjects and 15 diabetic patients were measured using a continuous glucose monitoring sy...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Ogata H,Tokuyama K,Nagasaka S,Ando A,Kusaka I,Sato N,Goto A,Ishibashi S,Kiyono K,Struzik ZR,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Traditional rehabilitation sessions are often a slow, tedious, disempowering and non-motivational process, supported by clinical assessment tools, i.e. evaluation scales that are prone to subjective rating and imprecise interpretation of patient's performance. Poor patient motivation and insufficient accurac...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Spasojević S,Ilić TV,Milanović S,Potkonjak V,Rodić A,Santos-Victor J

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ICD is used for coding medical diagnoses across the world, but there is no globally accepted coding system for health care procedures. The need for the introduction of a common international medical procedure classification has been addressed by the Australian NCCH, which proposed the International Classific...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hanser S,Zaiss A,Schulz S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify factors associated with hospital length of stay (LOS) and to model variations in LOS within Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). METHODS:A proportional hazards frailty modelling approach is proposed that accounts for patient transfers and the inherent correlation of patients clustered within hospita...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Lee AH,Yau KK

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A major problem associated with the irradiation of thoracic and abdominal tumors is respiratory motion. In clinical practice, motion compensation approaches are frequently steered by low-dimensional breathing signals (e.g., spirometry) and patient-specific correspondence models, which are used to estimate th...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Wilms M,Werner R,Blendowski M,Ortmüller J,Handels H

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Electroencephalographic burst activity characteristic of burst-suppression pattern (BSP) in sedated patients and of burst-interburst pattern (BIP) in the quiet sleep of healthy neonates have similar linear and non-linear signal properties. Strong interrelations between a slow frequency component and rhythmic...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Schwab K,Eiselt M,Schelenz C,Witte H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this work, a cellular automaton software package for simulating different infectious diseases, storing the simulation results in a data warehouse system and analyzing the obtained results to generate prediction models as well as contingency plans, is proposed. The Brisbane H3N2 flu virus, which has been s...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Pfeifer B,Wurz M,Hanser F,Seger M,Netzer M,Osl M,Modre-Osprian R,Schreier G,Baumgartner C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Several researchers have proposed the use of logical ontologies as 'reference terminologies'. However, there are a number of unresolved issues. This article describes the development of a logical ontology for nursing interventions and presents the results of evaluation. METHODS:Initially this study involved...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hardiker NR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is estimated that, in Japan, several million people suffer from urinary incontinence caused by, e.g., cerebrovascular disease, abdominal operations, spinal-cord damage, etc. Urinary incontinence is said to be a 'hidden' disease. When no adequate treatment is given, a serious situation may arise for both patients an...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Kodama H,Hieda I,Kuchinomachi Y,Takeichi H,Matsumoto H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delayed patient recruitment is a common problem in clinical trials. According to the literature, only about a third of medical research studies recruit their planned number of patients within the time originally specified. OBJECTIVES:To provide a method to estimate patient accrual rates in clinical trials b...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Dugas M,Amler S,Lange M,Gerss J,Breil B,Köpcke W

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Version 3 of the Read Codes was designed in response to a new set of requirements generated by three new terming initiatives in the UK, the Clinical Terms Project, the Professions Allied to Medicine Terms Project and the Nursing Terms Project. The challenge was to cope with the detail required by clinical specialists ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： O'Neil M,Payne C,Read J

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As a preliminary for the design of Computer-Based Patient Records, the aim of this paper is to build an understanding of the roles physical artifacts like paper-based patient records play in supporting cognition and collaboration in the health-care settings. METHOD:A small ethnographically-informed study wa...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Bång M,Timpka T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To intensify the collaboration between WHO, the World Health Organization, and IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association. METHODS:Identifying key areas of collaboration and publishing a joint communiqué during Medinfo 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:WHO and IMIA have ident...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Geissbuhler A,Haux R,Kwankam SY

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The authors' aim was to investigate the representations, wishes, and fears of family caregivers (FCs) regarding 14 innovative technologies (IT) for care aiding and burden alleviation, given the severe physical and psychological stress induced by dementia care, and the very slow uptake of these technologies i...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Rialle V,Ollivet C,Guigui C,Hervé C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliable record linkage is a prerequisite for high-quality population-based disease registration. Rapid developments in computer processing have made record linkage both more efficient and more reliable in recent years. At the same time, concerns about confidentiality increasingly hinder record linkage in many disease...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Brenner H,Schmidtmann I

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study was to explore suitable spatial filters for inverse estimation of cortical potentials from the scalp electroencephalogram. The effect of incorporating noise covariance into inverse procedures was examined by computer simulations and tested in human experiment. METHODS:The paramet...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Hori J,Lian J,He B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Describe how the HL7 Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), a foundational standard in US Meaningful Use, contributes to a "big data, incrementally structured" interoperability strategy, whereby data structured incrementally gets large amounts of data flowing faster. We present cases showing how this approach...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Dolin RH,Rogers B,Jaffe C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explain the common conformance and interoperability testing requirements of eHealth applications through two case studies; one using a prominent eHealth messaging standard, namely HL7 v3 [1], and the other using Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) [2] Profiles and to describe how these testing requ...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Namli T,Dogac A

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The cause-of-death register at the Southern Urals Biophysics Institute (SUBI), Ozyorsk, Russia, was established to document the number and causes of deaths in the Mayak workers cohort, which includes all persons (N = 22,377) employed at Mayak nuclear facility between 1948 and 1982. Most workers were occupati...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Azizova TV,Fedirko V,Tsareva Y,Tretyakov F,Lassen CF,Friis S,Schüz J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on "Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare". BACKGROUND:Hospital readmissions raise healthcare costs and cause significant distress to providers and patients. It is, therefore, of great interest to healthcare organizations to pred...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Zhu K,Lou Z,Zhou J,Ballester N,Kong N,Parikh P

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article is part of a Focus Theme of METHODS of Information in Medicine on Health Record Banking. BACKGROUND:Poor communication of health care information between health care providers (HCP) is still a major problem. One recent approach is the concept of Health Record Banking. OBJECTIVES:With this re...

journal_title：Methods of information in medicine

authors： Plischke M,Wagner M,Haarbrandt B,Rochon M,Schwartze J,Tute E,Bartkiewicz T,Kleinschmidt T,Seidel C,Schüttig H,Haux R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00