To characterize PubMed usage over a typical day and compare it to previous studies of user behavior on Web search engines.
Author(s): Herskovic, Jorge R, Tanaka, Len Y, Hersh, William, Bernstam, Elmer V
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2191
To characterize PubMed usage over a typical day and compare it to previous studies of user behavior on Web search engines.
Author(s): Herskovic, Jorge R, Tanaka, Len Y, Hersh, William, Bernstam, Elmer V
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2191
This case study describes and analyzes a breach of the confidentiality and integrity of personally identified health information (e.g. appointment details, answers to patients' questions, medical advice) for over 800 Kaiser Permanente (KP) members through KP Online, a web-enabled health care portal. The authors obtained and analyzed multiple types of qualitative data about this incident including interviews with KP staff, incident reports, root cause analyses, and media reports. Reasons at [...]
Author(s): Collmann, Jeff, Cooper, Ted
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2195
Telemedicine applications carry the potential to enhance the quality of life of patients, but studies evaluating telemedicine applications are still scarce. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of telemedicine is limited and not yet conclusive. This study investigated whether telemedicine could be beneficial to the quality of life of cancer patients.
Author(s): van den Brink, Jaap L, Moorman, Peter W, de Boer, Maarten F, Hop, Wim C J, Pruyn, Jean F A, Verwoerd, Carel D A, van Bemmel, Jan H
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2199
There are limited data regarding implementing electronic health records (EHR) in underserved settings. We evaluated the implementation of an EHR within the Indian Health Service (IHS), a federally funded health system for Native Americans.
Author(s): Sequist, Thomas D, Cullen, Theresa, Hays, Howard, Taualii, Maile M, Simon, Steven R, Bates, David W
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2234
To understand information systems components important in supporting team-based care of chronic illness through a literature search.
Author(s): Dorr, David, Bonner, Laura M, Cohen, Amy N, Shoai, Rebecca S, Perrin, Ruth, Chaney, Edmund, Young, Alexander S
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2255
Despite their demonstrated effectiveness, clinical decision support (CDS) systems are not widely used within the U.S. The Roadmap for National Action on Clinical Decision Support, published in June 2006 by the American Medical Informatics Association, identifies six strategic objectives for achieving widespread adoption of effective CDS capabilities. In this manuscript, we propose a Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) for CDS that facilitates achievement of these six objectives. Within the proposed framework, CDS [...]
Author(s): Kawamoto, Kensaku, Lobach, David F
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2298
This document comprises an AMIA Board of Directors approved White Paper that presents a roadmap for national action on clinical decision support. It is published in JAMIA for archival and dissemination purposes. The full text of this material has been previously published on the AMIA Web site (www.amia.org/inside/initiatives/cds). AMIA is the copyright holder.
Author(s): Osheroff, Jerome A, Teich, Jonathan M, Middleton, Blackford, Steen, Elaine B, Wright, Adam, Detmer, Don E
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2334
Secondary use of health data applies personal health information (PHI) for uses outside of direct health care delivery. It includes such activities as analysis, research, quality and safety measurement, public health, payment, provider certification or accreditation, marketing, and other business applications, including strictly commercial activities. Secondary use of health data can enhance health care experiences for individuals, expand knowledge about disease and appropriate treatments, strengthen understanding about effectiveness and efficiency [...]
Author(s): Safran, Charles, Bloomrosen, Meryl, Hammond, W Edward, Labkoff, Steven, Markel-Fox, Suzanne, Tang, Paul C, Detmer, Don E, Expert Panel,
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2273
The authors present an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) server, designed and developed as a proof of concept of the revised prEN13606:2005 European standard concerning EHR communications.
Author(s): Muñoz, Adolfo, Somolinos, Roberto, Pascual, Mario, Fragua, Juan A, González, Miguel A, Monteagudo, Jose Luis, Salvador, Carlos H
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2058