Conclusions: The paper shows that the ontological paradigm and the expressiveness of modern ontology languages can be exploited not only to represent terminology in a non-ambiguous way, but also to formalize the interrelations and organizational structures involved in a real … Continued
Abstract: To ensure that patient confidentiality is securely maintained, health ICT applications that contain sensitive personal information demand comprehensive privacy policies. Determining the adequacy of these policies to meet legal conformity together with clinical users and patient expectation is demanding … Continued
Conclusions: An assessment framework was developed to provide general guidance on how to assess HIT impacts. The proposed framework will be useful for researchers and practitioners as it takes into account the underlying reasons for the HIT productivity paradox and … Continued
Bloomington Medical Community Partners With HealthBridge and Axolotl for Health Information Exchange Solution – August 6, 2007 Bloomington Hospital and the physician community in Southern Indiana announced today the selection of HealthBridge and Axolotl for the deployment of the most … Continued
Highlights: ? Computers are becoming ever present in health in developed nations and are creating a three-way relationship in the consultation. ? Findings describe the way in which screen presentation and specific requirements for recording affect the consultation. ? Summary … Continued
Conclusions: The OpenMRS Implementers Network has contributed substantially to the growth and sustainability of OpenMRS in Africa and has become a useful way of including Africans in the development and implementation of OpenMRS in developing countries. The Network provides valuable … Continued
Conclusions: The literature on methods and effects of information feedback by medical registries is heterogeneous, making it difficult to draw definite conclusions on its effectiveness. However, the positive effects cannot be discarded. Although our review confirms findings from previous studies … Continued
Conclusions: The proposed disease management view of process modeling was usable and useful for systematically identifying areas of improvement in a fall management program. Although specifically applied to fall management, we believe our case study is characteristic of various disease … Continued
CONCLUSION: In practice, post-coordination leads to information with different detail but a level of detail comparable to free-text registration of reasons for admission. Details missing in the TS-based reasons for admission were most often available in the TS, indicating that … Continued
Abstract: Objectives: The integration of Human Factors is still insufficient in the design and implementation phases of complex interactive systems such as Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) systems. One of the problems is that human factors specialists have difficulties to … Continued