Authors: Lee ES, McDonald DW, Anderson N, Tarczy-Hornoch P Due to its complex nature, modern biomedical research has become increasingly interdisciplinary and collaborative in nature. Although a necessity, interdisciplinary biomedical collaboration is difficult. There is, however, a growing body of … Continued
Physicians and patients today are encountering great pressures from the healthcare setting. In the perspective of physicians, their irritation is originating from heavy patient’s loads, administrative tasks, and losing patient care decision control [1]. While patients are complaining that during … Continued
Conclusions: The ageing European society is placing an added burden on future generations, as the ‘elderly-to-working-age-people’ ratio is set to steadily increase in the future. Nowadays, quality of life and fitness allows for most older persons to have an active … Continued
Authors: Katz JE, Rice RE A 2007 national public opinion survey of 1404 Americans revealed variations in sentiments concerning the desirability of several mobile healthcare technologies based on RFID. The survey appears to be the first reasonably national public opinion … Continued
CONCLUSION: This research demonstrates that a purposefully designed intervention, the EIS Intervention, can be used to transform information searching and information evaluation behaviour. This transformation supports students’ abilities to autonomously search and obtain high quality relevant information resources to meet … Continued
(Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusions: A method is presented to assist in assessing clinical rules for their amenability to decision support, and formalizing the rules for implementation. Validation shows that the method is usable and reliable between users. Use of a terminology increases reliability … Continued
This report describes the development of an electronic medical records system (EMRS) for an HIV/AIDS care and treatment programs in Nigeria. The rapid scale-up of HIV treatment with antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) brought with it many challenges, … Continued
The use of electronic health records (EHRs) in primary care has increased dramatically in the last decade. [1,2]. Studies have reported promising benefits of EHR use, such as improving healthcare quality, safety, effectiveness, and patient outcomes [3–5]. Despite these potential … Continued
Conclusions: Changes in format of laboratory test order forms can change physician test ordering and may be useful together with other interventions to improve appropriateness of laboratory testing. A thoughtfully built test ordering form can reinforce clinical guidelines for the … Continued