Text mining of cancer-related information: Review of current status and future directions
(Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Providing traceability for neuroimaging analyses
Conclusions: In the neuGRID and N4U projects a Provenance Service has been delivered that captures and reconstructs the workflow information needed to facilitate researchers in conducting neuroimaging analyses. The software enables neuroscientists to track the evolution of workflows and datasets. … Continued
Determinants of Internet use as a preferred source of information on personal health.
CONCLUSION: This study confirms the importance of the credibility of information on the frequency of Internet use as a preferred source of information on personal health. It also shows the potentially influential role of the Internet in the development of … Continued
Detection of bed-exit events using a new wireless bed monitoring assistance
Conclusion: In this small feasibility study, Heasys® seemed to be an effective innovative device allowing bed-exit events detection in adult patients and healthy volunteers. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
e-Records in health–preserving our future.
CONCLUSION: Data preservation poses a critical barrier to e-health and future healthcare systems. At this time broad awareness of data preservation issues is poor. This paper offers policy recommendations to stimulate debate and development of suitable strategies. PMID: 17097915 [PubMed … Continued
Revisiting the online health information reliability debate in the wake of “web 2.0”: An inter-disciplinary literature and website review
Conclusions: Interactive and collaborative web applications undeniably offer new opportunities for reaching patients and other health care consumers by facilitating lay information creation, sharing and retrieval. However, researchers must be careful and critical when incorporating applications or practices from other … Continued