abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how current visual representations of organizational and technological processes do not fully account for the variability present in everyday practices. We further demonstrate how narrative networks can augment these representations to indicate potential areas for s...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Hayes GR,Lee CP,Dourish P

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Understanding how physicians navigate through patient data to construct clinically meaningful information has implication for resident education as well as how patient data is displayed. The purpose of this study was to determine how physicians reason through patient data presented on a flowsheet in the neona...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Brown P,Guerlain S,Gordon P,Bauer D

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the validity of using electronic medical records (EMR) database in a large health organization for identifying patients with clinical depression. METHOD:The Massachusetts General Hospital EMR system was used to generate a sample of primary care patients seen in the primary care clinic in 2007....

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Trinh NH,Youn SJ,Sousa J,Regan S,Bedoya CA,Chang TE,Fava M,Yeung A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Trauma resuscitation involves multidisciplinary teams under surgical leadership in most US trauma centers. Because many trauma centers have also incorporated emergency department (ED) physicians, shared and cross-disciplinary leadership structures often occur. Our study identifies leadership structures and e...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Sarcevic A,Marsic I,Waterhouse LJ,Stockwell DC,Burd RS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of applying the openEHR archetype approach to modelling the data in the database of an existing proprietary biobank information management system. A biobank information management system stores the clinical/phenotypic data of the sample donor and sampl...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Späth MB,Grimson J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paradigm shift from organization-centered to managed care and on to personal health settings increases specialization and distribution of actors and services related to the health of patients or even citizens before becoming patients. As a consequence, extended communication and cooperation is required between all...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Blobel B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) should be seamlessly integrated with existing clinical information systems to enable automatic provision of advice at the time and place where decisions are made. It has been suggested that a lack of agreed data standards frequently hampers this integration. We per...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Ahmadian L,van Engen-Verheul M,Bakhshi-Raiez F,Peek N,Cornet R,de Keizer NF

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The provisions of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act increased the likelihood of more widespread health information exchange (HIE), the electronic transfer of patient-level information between organizations, by essentially mandating the use of electronic health record systems. While important, the sp...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Vest JR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an era of short inpatient stays, residents may overlook relevant elements of the differential diagnosis as they try to evaluate and treat patients. However, if a resident's first principal diagnosis is wrong, the patient's appropriate evaluation and treatment may take longer, cost more, and lead to worse ...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Elkin PL,Liebow M,Bauer BA,Chaliki S,Wahner-Roedler D,Bundrick J,Lee M,Brown SH,Froehling D,Bailey K,Famiglietti K,Kim R,Hoffer E,Feldman M,Barnett GO

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nurses are increasingly using computerised decision support systems (CDSS) to support their practice. Previous studies have highlighted the importance organisational factors have on the successful implementation of new technologies in healthcare. However, it is unclear how the organisations where nurses work ...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Randell R,Dowding D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Information Technologies and Knowledge-based Systems can significantly improve the management of complex distributed health systems, where supporting multidisciplinarity is crucial and communication and synchronization between the different professionals and tasks becomes essential. This work proposes the use o...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Valls A,Gibert K,Sánchez D,Batet M

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objectives of this paper are: In this approach, the implementation of such a complex IT solution is considered a major redesign of the work system. The paper describes the Human Factor (HF) tasks embedded in the project lifecycle: (1) analysis and modelling of the current work system and usability assessm...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Beuscart-Zéphir MC,Pelayo S,Bernonville S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effectiveness of delivering of computer-generated discharge summaries to general practice by email, fax, post and patient hand delivery. DESIGN:Blinded, randomized controlled trial. A pre-study audit ascertaining baseline statistics and a follow-up survey were conducted with general practice t...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Chen Y,Brennan N,Magrabi F

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The agent-oriented paradigm has emerged as a viable approach for the development of autonomic systems in the healthcare domain. This paper reviews representative works in this area in order to identify the main research lines and study their level of applicability. Moreover, from the analysis of those works and...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Isern D,Sánchez D,Moreno A

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medication errors in hospital discharge summaries have the potential to cause serious harm to patients. These errors are generally associated with manual transcription of medications between medication charts and discharge summaries. Studies also show junior doctors are more likely to contribute to discharge...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Callen J,McIntosh J,Li J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This paper explores the benefits of using n-grams and semantic features for the classification of disease outbreak reports, in the context of the BioCaster disease outbreak report text mining system. A novel feature of this work is the use of a general purpose semantic tagger - the USAS tagger - to generat...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Conway M,Doan S,Kawazoe A,Collier N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Information extraction (IE) systems have been proposed in recent years to extract genic interactions from bibliographical resources. They are limited to single interaction relations, and have to face a trade-off between recall and precision, by focusing either on specific interactions (for precision), or g...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Manine AP,Alphonse E,Bessières P

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence-based dentistry has shown that different restorative materials have different survival times. Our primary hypothesis is that this should be revealed from normal dental records by the use of data mining technique and a practice-based dentistry approach analysed in a scientifically sound way. Dental records fro...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Käkilehto T,Salo S,Larmas M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify factors that can enhance the use of e-consultation in primary care. We investigated the barriers, demands and motivations regarding e-consultation among patients with no e-consultation experience (non-users). METHODS:We used an online survey to gather data. Via online banners on 26 different webs...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Nijland N,van Gemert-Pijnen JE,Boer H,Steehouder MF,Seydel ER

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To develop a powerful archetype editing framework capable of handling multiple reference models and oriented towards the semantic description and standardization of legacy data. METHODS:The main prerequisite for implementing tools providing enhanced support for archetypes is the clear specification of archetyp...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Maldonado JA,Moner D,Boscá D,Fernández-Breis JT,Angulo C,Robles M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study assessed current perspectives and expectations for telemedicine by nursing home caregivers and families of nursing home patients in Taipei, Taiwan. METHODS:A total of 116 interviews were conducted with family members (n=37) and caregivers (n=79) using an original, four-part questionnaire devised ...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Chang JY,Chen LK,Chang CC

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and characterize a large, representative sample of guideline recommendations that can be used to better understand how current recommendations are written and to test the adequacy of guideline models. We refer to this sample as the Yale Guideline Recommendation Corpus (YGRC). METHOD:To develop the...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Hussain T,Michel G,Shiffman RN

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SHARE(1) project (http://www.eu-share.org) was asked to identify the key developments needed to achieve wide adoption and deployment of HealthGrids throughout Europe. The project was asked to organise these as milestones on a road map, so that all technical advances, social actions, economic investments and ethica...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Olive M,Rahmouni H,Solomonides T,Breton V,Legré Y,Blanquer I,Hernandez V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Medical language, as many technical languages, is rich with morphologically complex words, many of which take their roots in Greek and Latin--in which case they are called neoclassical compounds. Morphosemantic analysis can help generate definitions of such words. The similarity of structure of those compounds ...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Deléger L,Namer F,Zweigenbaum P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare how nurses in two different paper-based systems perceive the impact of a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on their medication-related activities. SETTING:13 non-surgical, adult inpatient wards in a Dutch academic hospital. METHODS:Questionnaire survey of 295 nurses before and 304 ...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Niazkhani Z,van der Sijs H,Pirnejad H,Redekop WK,Aarts J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, the theory that on-line clinical decision support systems can improve patients' safety among hospitalised individuals has gained greater acceptance. However, the feasibility of implementing such a system in a middle or low-income country has rarely been studied. Understanding the current pre...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Kazemi A,Ellenius J,Tofighi S,Salehi A,Eghbalian F,Fors UG

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The speed and high potential impact of avian influenza's (AI) on local bird populations, poultry economies and human health make timely and coordinated characterization, assessment and response to possible threats essential. To collaborate effectively, stakeholders (public health, medical, veterinary, and agric...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Mohammed SL,Lehmann HP,Kim GR

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study presents a conceptual model to investigate the healthcare technology management (HTM) competency required by healthcare IS professionals and the impact of such competency in gaining strategic advantages through information technology (IT) by development of partnerships with people from different di...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Wu JH,Chen YC,Greenes RA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Due to their efficiency and safety potential, computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems are gaining considerable attention in in-patient settings. However, recent studies have shown that these systems may undermine the efficiency and safety of the medication process by impeding nurse-physician collab...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

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

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Health Risk Reminders and Surveillance (HRRS) system was designed to deliver critical abnormal test results of severely ill patients from Laboratory, Radiology, and Pathology departments to physicians within 5 min using cell phone text messages. This paper explores the success of the HRRS system. METHOD:...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Jen WY,Chao CC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Collecting and analyzing findings constitute the basis of medical activity. Computer assisted medical activity raises the problem of modelling findings. We propose a unified representation of findings integrating the representations of findings in the GAMUTS in Radiology [M.M. Reeder, B. Felson, GAMUTS in radio...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Bertaud V,Lasbleiz J,Mougin F,Burgun A,Duvauferrier R

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：GOAL:To identify any major factors that could affect patients' perceptions of a Home Telecare Management System (HTMS) and use the findings to contribute to development of a theoretical framework for patient acceptance of HTMS. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Ten Focus Group Interviews (FGIs) were conducted with patients suffer...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Rahimpour M,Lovell NH,Celler BG,McCormick J

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This article describes the evaluation of a prototype speech-input interface to an anaesthesia patient record, conducted in a full-scale anaesthesia simulator involving six doctor-nurse anaesthetist teams. OBJECTIVE:The aims of the experiment were, first, to assess the potential advantages and disadvantage...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Alapetite A

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For more than two decades, Epi Info software has been used to meet the data management, analysis, and mapping needs of public health professionals in more than 181 countries and 13 languages. Until now, most Epi Info systems have been relatively simple, mainly because of a lack of detailed and structured gui...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Ma J,Otten M,Kamadjeu R,Mir R,Rosencrans L,McLaughlin S,Yoon S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Documentation of medical treatment and observation of patients during evacuation from the point of injury to definitive treatment is important both for optimizing patient treatment and managing the evacuation process. The current practice in military medical field documentation uses paper forms and voice commun...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Walderhaug S,Meland PH,Mikalsen M,Sagen T,Brevik JI

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To obtain an overview of study designs and study methods used in research evaluating IT in health care, to present a list of quality criteria by which all kinds of reported evaluation studies on IT systems in health care can be assessed, and to assess the quality of reported evaluation studies on IT in health...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： de Keizer NF,Ammenwerth E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Reliability of diagnoses coding is essential for the use of routine data in a national health care system. The present investigation compares reliability of diagnoses coding with ICD-10 between three groups of coding subjects. METHOD:One hundred and eighteen students coded 15 diagnoses lists, 27 medical mana...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Stausberg J,Lehmann N,Kaczmarek D,Stein M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:INCA (Intelligent Control Assistant for Diabetes) is an EU funded project aimed at improving diabetes therapy by creating a personal closed-loop system interacting with telemedical remote control. This study aims at identifying and applying suitable methods for a cost-benefit analysis from the perspective of...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Bott OJ,Hoffmann I,Bergmann J,Gusew N,Schnell O,Gómez EJ,Hernando ME,Kosche P,von Ahn C,Mattfeld DC,Pretschner DP

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The work proposed a novel bit-rate-reduced approach for reducing the memory required to store a remote diagnosis and rapidly transmission it. METHOD:In the work, an 8x8 Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) approach is adopted to perform subband decomposition. Modified set partitioning in hierarchical trees (SPIHT...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Chen YY

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to develop a prototype personal digital assistant-decision support system (PDA-DSS) based on a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the management of obesity. DESIGN:The study was composed of four phases: (1) analysis of advanced practice nurse (APN) students' documentation rel...

journal_title：International journal of medical informatics

authors： Lee NJ,Bakken S

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00