Managing change: analysis of a hypothetical case.
Author(s): Ash, J S, Anderson, J G, Gorman, P N, Zielstorff, R D, Norcross, N, Pettit, J, Yao, P
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070125
Author(s): Ash, J S, Anderson, J G, Gorman, P N, Zielstorff, R D, Norcross, N, Pettit, J, Yao, P
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070125
Author(s): Shortliffe, E H, Patel, V L
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070109
Author(s): Brennan, P F, Stead, W W
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070106
This paper presents the equity implementation model (EIM) in the context of a case that describes the implementation of a medical scheduling system. The model is based on equity theory, a well-established theory in the social sciences that has been tested in hundreds of experimental and field studies. The predictions of equity theory have been supported in organizational, societal, family, and other social settings. Thus, the EIM helps provide a [...]
Author(s): Lauer, T W, Joshi, K, Browdy, T
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070091
The Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) combines many well-established authoritative medical informatics terminologies in one knowledge representation system. Such a resource is very valuable to the health care community and industry. However, the UMLS is very large and complex and poses serious comprehension problems for users and maintenance personnel. The authors present a representation to support the user's comprehension and navigation of the UMLS.
Author(s): Gu, H, Perl, Y, Geller, J, Halper, M, Liu, L M, Cimino, J J
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070066
To query a clinical data repository (CDR) for answers to clinical questions to determine whether different types of fields (coded and free text) would yield confirmatory, complementary, or conflicting information and to discuss the issues involved in producing the discrepancies between the fields.
Author(s): Stein, H D, Nadkarni, P, Erdos, J, Miller, P L
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070042
A new form of scientific medical meeting has emerged in the last few years--the virtual congress. This article describes the general role of computer technologies and the Internet in the development of this new means of scientific communication, by reviewing the history of "cyber sessions" in medical education and the rationale, methods, and initial results of the First Virtual Congress of Cardiology. Instructions on how to participate in this virtual [...]
Author(s): Lecueder, S, Manyari, D E
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070021
The entity-attribute-value representation with classes and relationships (EAV/CR) provides a flexible and simple database schema to store heterogeneous biomedical data. In certain circumstances, however, the EAV/CR model is known to retrieve data less efficiently than conventionally based database schemas.
Author(s): Chen, R S, Nadkarni, P, Marenco, L, Levin, F, Erdos, J, Miller, P L
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070475
Recent research has studied the communication behaviors of clinical hospital workers and observed a tendency for these workers to use communication behaviors that were often inefficient. Workers were observed to favor synchronous forms of communication, such as telephone calls and chance face-to-face meetings with colleagues, even when these channels were not effective. Synchronous communication also contributes to a highly interruptive working environment, increasing the potential for clinical errors to be [...]
Author(s): Parker, J, Coiera, E
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070453
Author(s): Wyatt, J C
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.2000.0070426