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Evaluation of a Course on Patient Records
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether self-directed learning about (electronic) patient records during a PBL (problem-based learning) block, dealing with the content of disciplines concerned with the diagnosis and therapy of diseases of the abdomen, increased the knowledge of the students with respect to the patient records...
Keywords: Electronic Patient Records, paper patient records, education, Evaluation, effect size
01/2007 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerHealth Technology Assessment. Findings from the Section on Assessing Information Technologies for Health
Objectives: To summarize current excellent research in the field of health technology assessment. Methods: Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2006...
Keywords: Medical Informatics, International Medical Informatics Association, yearbook, Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerEvaluation of Medical Internet Sites
A huge amount of medical information is available on the Internet for both experts and laypersons. These resources are frequently used to answer current medical questions and are thus likely to influence the behavior of the users...
Keywords: Internet, Evaluation, Quality of Information
06/1999 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerStatus and Perspective of Hospital Information Systems in Japan
Questionnaire surveys were sent to hospital managers, designed to shape the policy for future hospital information systems in Japan...
Keywords: Hospital Information System, Questionnaire Survey, Evaluation
09/1999 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerStepwise Evaluation of Information Systems in an University Hospital
A prospective intervention study with historical control has been performed at Giessen University Hospital, Germany, to investigate the influence of electronic data processing systems on nurses' working environment...
Keywords: Evaluation, Nursing Information System, Hospital Information System
03/1999 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerMedical Informatics and the Quality of Health: New Approaches to Support Patient Care
OBJECTIVES: The Yearbook of Medical Informatics is published annually by the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and contains a selection of excellent papers on medical informatics research which have been recently published (http://www...
Keywords: Medical Informatics, IMIA Yearbook, Evaluation, Health Technology Assessment, Quality of Health Care
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerIntegrating Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Patient Care Information System Evaluation: Guidance for the Organizational Decision Maker
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we describe two important dimensions of patient care information systems (PCIS) evaluation: the domain of evaluation and the different phases of the PCIS implementation...
Keywords: Evaluation, multi-method approach, randomized controlled trial, patient care information system
01/2003 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerEvaluation of Computer-assisted Image Enhancement in Minimal Invasive Endoscopic Surgery
OBJECTIVES: This paper focusses on the evaluation of the usage of computer-aided image processing methods for minimal invasive surgery...
Keywords: Minimal invasive surgery, computer-aided image processing, video endoscopy, Evaluation, image enhancement
01/2004 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerA Procedural Model for Planning and Evaluating Behavioral Interventions
OBJECTIVE: A model for planning, implementing and evaluating health behavior change strategies is proposed...
Keywords: Planning model, behavior change, Evaluation
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerHardware, Software, Peopleware, Subjectivity. A Philosophical Promenade
OBJECTIVE: This paper develops the closing address the author was asked to deliver at the MEDINFO 2004 Congress in San Francisco. METHOD: Starting from three working conferences, dealing with evaluation of health information systems, where he was involved, the author describes the evolution of his personal ideas...
Keywords: Medical information system, Evaluation, subjectivity, modernity
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerBad Health Informatics Can Kill Is Evaluation the Answer
OBJECTIVE: Health care is entering the age of information society. It is evident that the use of modern information and communication technology (ICT) offers tremendous opportunities to improve health care...
Keywords: Health Informatics, technology assessment, Evaluation
01/2005 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerEvaluation of Health Information Applications Challenges Ahead of Us
Objectives: The aim of the paper is to review the challenges for evaluation in the light of characteristics of the healthcare sector, present as well as future. Methods: The approach is a synthesis based on highlights from the literature...
Keywords: Evaluation, information systems, success and failure criteria, obstacles and barriers, challenges
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerSuccess and Failure Factors in the Regional Health Information System Design Process Results from a Constructive Evaluation Study
Objectives: To identify success and failure factors in the design process of a regional health information system. Methods: A constructive evaluation study including interviews, observations, usability study and document analysis. Results: Modelling was found to be a key element for the successful implementation of a health information system...
Keywords: Health Information System, Evaluation, Design process, success, failure
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerWhy a System Awarded as MIE '99 Best Paper Failed to Be Used and Hence to Affect Patients Health?
Objective: The failure of a promising system is described with the aim of identifying the errors and the unfavourable conditions that led to such a result. Methods: The system, based on the AHCPR guideline for pressure ulcers prevention and integrated into the already existing clinical information system, is aimed at supporting nurses activities for: the risk assessment of the inpatient at the beginning of the hospitalization; the prevention plan, customized to each specific patient; the work plan for each day for all the patients; the report of the non-compliances to the GL and of the workload of the nurses. Results: The system was abandoned after a short period...
Keywords: Applied medical informatics, success factors, Guidelines, Evaluation, political factors
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerA Framework for Characterizing Terminological Systems
OBJECTIVES: The notion of a terminological system (TS) is complex due to the broad range of systems, applications, and clinical domains...
Keywords: Terminological systems, Evaluation, methods, definitions
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerThe New Features of the ExaMe Evaluation System and Reliability of Its Fixed Tests
OBJECTIVES: The ExaMe system for the evaluation of targeted knowledge has been in development since 1998...
Keywords: education, Evaluation, Internet, reliability, bioinformatics
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerEvaluation of Health-related Internet Use in Germany
OBJECTIVE: An eHealth survey was conducted in a major Bavarian region in order to evaluate health-related Internet use in Germany...
Keywords: eHealth, Evaluation, Internet
01/2006 | Methods of Information in Medicine, SchattauerDoes external evaluation of laboratories improve patient safety?
Laboratory accreditation and External Quality Assessment (also called proficiency testing) are mainstays of laboratory quality assessment and performance...
Keywords: accreditation, Evaluation, laboratory, proficiency testing
06/2007 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterLong-term stability of endogenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and amino terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in frozen plasma samples
The aim of the present study was to assess the long-term stability of endogenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and amino terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in plasma samples stored at –20°C without addition of protease inhibitors (e.g., aprotinin)...
Keywords: Evaluation, Heart failure, natriuretic peptides, Plasma, stability
08/2004 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterEvaluation of the Konelab 20XT clinical chemistry analyzer
The Konelab 20XT (Thermo Electron Oy, Finland) is a clinical chemistry analyzer for colorimetric, immunoturbidimetric and ion-selective electrode measurements...
Keywords: Evaluation, imprecision, inaccuracy, instrument comparison, interference
06/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterBetrachtungen genetischer Epidemiologen zu diagnostischen Tests mit SNP-Markern / A genetic epidemiologist's perspective on diagnostic tests with SNP markers
Zum validen Wissenstranfer neuer Erkenntnisse über Krankheiten und ihre genetischen Komponenten spielt insbesondere die Entwicklung und Beurteilung genetischer Tests in der Labormedizin zur Prävention, Diagnostik und Therapie eine Rolle...
Keywords: Diagnose, Evaluation, genetische Epidemiologie, genetischer Risikofaktor, genetischer Test, Vorhersage, diagnosis, genetic epidemiology, genetic risk factor, genetic test, prediction
07/2006 | LaboratoriumsMedizin, Walter de GruyterBenchmarking Platform for Peer-to-Peer Systems
The benefits of the peer-to-peer paradigm have been proven through various applications besides file sharing...
Keywords: benchmarking, Evaluation, metrics, peer-to-peer, simulator
05/2007 | it – Information Technology (vormals it+ti), Oldenbourg WissenschaftsverlagDesign, Development and Evaluation of User Interfaces for Wearable Computers
User interfaces for wearable computer significantly differ from desktop interfaces. In this paper we introduce a systematic development process for wearable user interfaces...
Keywords: wearable computing, Benutzerschnittstellen, Design, Evaluation, Entwicklungsprozess
02/2007 | i-com, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag