CONCLUSION: Completion of computerized clinical reminders was not affected by a variety of provider characteristics, including professional training, demographics and provider attitude, although was lower among residents than staff providers. However incorporation of support staff into clinic processes and individualized … Continued
CONCLUSIONS: To be able to measure usability issues that go beyond what can be found by a traditional stationary user interface evaluation, it is necessary to conduct usability tests of mobile EPR systems in physical environments that simulate the conditions … Continued
CONCLUSIONS: This database comparison identified hospital stays with discrepancies between the medical database and the billing database. This method allows a better focus on the medical MBDS to be reviewed but must be completed by a thorough analysis of the … Continued
Conclusions: Adoption of technology by older adults is still limited, though it has increased as compared with results of the previous study. Modern technologies have been adopted (albeit selectively) by older users, who were presumably strongly motivated by perceived usefulness. … Continued
In Ref. there is an error in Table 2. Below the correct table is included. Table 2 Results. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
NIH Announces Two Integral Components of The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project – October 16, 2006 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) today announced another two of the components of The Cancer Genome … Continued
Patient Lives Saved as Performance Continues to Improve in Groundbreaking CMS/Premier Pay-for-Performance Project – January 26, 2007 Patients treated at hospitals participating in a groundbreaking pay-for-performance project managed by the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance are living longer and receiving recommended … Continued
Conclusion: This study strongly suggests that an alert system would be complementary to the pharmacists’ activity and contribute to drug prescription safety. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
This study involved 50 participants: 10 hospital admission staff and 40 patients. The four systems were compared with respect to the time taken to complete the consenting process, the number of errors made by the patients, the workload experienced by … Continued
This study examines nurses’ experience with the implementation and use of a Smart IV pump in an academic hospital.Method: Data were collected in three longitudinal surveys: (a) a pre-implementation survey, (b) a 6-week-post-implementation survey, and (c) a 1-year-post-implementation survey. We … Continued