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- 'Hi, I'll be your computer �'. Peck, Richard L. // Nursing Homes: Long Term Care Management;Jan2006, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p6
The article reflects on the role of information technology (IT) systems in medical institutions. It stresses the influence of technology on an individual's daily life. It cites the limitations of IT systems such as the electronic health record.
- Making Information- Based Medicine Work. Augen, Jeff // Bio-IT World;Nov2003, Vol. 2 Issue 11, p56
Stresses the need for information-based medicine made possible by scientific discoveries and technological developments. Slow progress in the implementation of information-based medicine due to the lack of infrastructure and tools that will deliver data and make its accessible to researchers...
- Who are the Informaticians? What We Know and Should Know. Hersh, William // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p166
The beginning of the 21st century has seen a surge in interest and enthusiasm for health care information technology based on its ability to demonstrate improvements in the quality, safety, and cost-efficiency of health care. One question, however, for which we have fewer answers is "who will be...
- The Effects of Creating, Psychological Ownership on Physicians' Acceptance of Clinical Information Systems. Par�, Guy; Sicotte, Claude; Jacques, H�l�ne // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;Mar/Apr2006, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p197
Objective: Motivated by the need to push further our understanding of physicians' acceptance of clinical information systems, we propose a relatively new construct, namely, psychological ownership. We situated the construct within a nomological net using a prevailing and dominant information...
- Information Technology in the Rural Setting: Challenges and More Challenges. Frisse, Mark e.; Metzer, Jane // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p99
This article comments on the article "Implementation of Hospital Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in a Rural State: Feasibility and Financial Impact," by Robert Ohsfeldt, et al. in the January 2005 issue. The financial challenges documented by the researchers remind the reader of the...
- Only Fools and Horses. Jones, Andy // Pulse;6/18/2005, Vol. 65 Issue 24, p34
Evaluates the National Project for Information Technology of the National Health Service (NHS) in Great Britain. Cost of the IT system; Views on the ability of the government to correctly procure the right equipment for health services; Concerns over the benefits of the ambitious project of the...
- Measuring Clinical Information Technology in the ICU Setting: Application in a Quality Improvement Collaborative. Amarasingham, Ruben; Pronovost, Peter J.; Diener-West, Marie; Goeschel, Christine; Dorman, Todd; Thiemann, David R.; Powe, Neil R. // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;May/Jun2007, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p288
Objective: Few instruments are available to measure the performance of intensive care unit (ICU) clinical information systems. Our objectives were: 1) to develop a survey-based metric that assesses the automation and usability of an ICU's clinical information system; 2) to determine whether...
- Information Technology for Clinical Guideline Implementation: Perceptions of Multidisciplinary Stakeholders. Lyons, Stacie Salsbury; Tripp-Reimer, Toni; Sorofman, Bernard A.; Dewitt, Jane E.; Bootsmiller, Bonnie J.; Vaughn, Thomas E.; Doebbeling, Bradley N. // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;Jan/Feb2005, Vol. 12 Issue 1, p64
Objective: This multisite study compared the perceptions of three stakeholder groups regarding information technologies as barriers to and facilitators of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Design: The study settings were 18 U.S. Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. A purposive sample of 322...
- Development and Application of a Framework for Maintenance of Medical Terminological Systems. BAKHSHI-RAIEZ, FERISHTA; CORNET, RONALD; DE KEIZER, NICOLETTE F. // Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association;Sep/Oct2008, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p687
Objective: Terminological Systems (TSs) need to be maintained in order to sustain their utility. This paper describes a study aiming at the standardization of the maintenance processes of medical TSs by capturing the criteria for the management of the maintenance processes into a framework....
