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On optimal settings of classification tree ensembles for medical decision support 13 Mar 2013 | 07:01 am
Pattern recognition and machine learning methods provide an attractive approach for building decision support systems. Classification trees are frequently used algorithms for such tasks owing to their...
The use of personal digital assistants in clinical decision making by health care professionals: A systematic review 13 Mar 2013 | 07:01 am
Ownership of personal digital assistants (PDAs) and smartphones by health professionals is increasingly common. Providing the best available evidence at the point of care is important for time-poor cl...
Design principles for achieving integrated healthcare information systems 13 Mar 2013 | 07:01 am
Achieving integrated healthcare information systems has become a common goal for many countries in their pursuit of obtaining coordinated and comprehensive healthcare services. This article focuses on...
Work-practice changes associated with an electronic emergency department whiteboard 13 Mar 2013 | 07:01 am
Electronic whiteboards are introduced at emergency departments (EDs) to improve work practices. This study investigates whether the time physicians and nurses at an ED spend in patient rooms versus at...
A qualitative case study of LifeGuide: Users' experiences of software for developing Internet-based behaviour change interventions 13 Mar 2013 | 07:01 am
Previously, behavioural scientists seeking to create Internet-based behaviour change interventions have had to rely on computer scientists to actually develop and modify web interventions. The LifeGui...
Comparative case study investigating sociotechnical processes of change in the context of a national electronic health record implementation 20 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am
The introduction of electronic health records (EHRs) lies at the heart of many international efforts to improve the safety and quality of healthcare. England has attempted to introduce nationally proc...
Patients' uses of information as researchable domains of social practice 20 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am
In this article we argue that research into information for patients has to extend beyond an evaluation of particular information resources to studies of how those resources are engaged with, made sen...
Management of cancer pain in the community: Perceptions of current UK information technology systems and implications for future development 20 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am
The objective of this study was to investigate perceptions of how information technology (IT) is currently utilised in the UK in the community management of cancer pain, perceived weaknesses in the cu...
Enhancing behavioral health treatment and crisis management through mobile ecological momentary assessment and SMS messaging 20 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am
Many veterans returning from service in Afghanistan or Iraq suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or mild traumatic brain injury. Treating these conditions can be challenging because of high rate...
Nursing informatics and data collection from the electronic medical record: Study of characteristics, factors and occupancy impacting outcomes of crit... 20 Dec 2012 | 06:16 am
When collecting data from a single electronic medical record (EMR), few studies of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients admitted directly from an Emergency Department (ED) focus on observational methodo...
