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1. Physician driven CIS: physicians take charge of a successful transition from paper to CIS. (Clinical Information Systems)

Author

Olson, Kevin

Subjects
Physician practice management software, Technology application, Great Plains Regional Medical Center -- Case studies, Health care industry -- Case studies, Clinical medicine
Abstract

Unlike many community hospitals, Great Plains Regional Medical Center (GPMC) in North Platte, NE, used the now legendary Y2K as an opportunity to examine all its IT needs. At the [...]

Published
2002

2. Neuro-Computing Versus Linear Statistical Techniques Applied to Liver Transplant Monitoring: A Comparative Study

Author

Melvin, David G., Niranjan, Mahesan, Prager, Richard W., Trull, Andrew K., and Hughes, Vikki F.

Subjects
Liver -- Transplantation, Patient monitoring -- Methods, Clinical medicine, Biological sciences, Business, Computers, Health care industry
Abstract

This paper explores the potential for the application of neurocomputing in on-line monitoring in the liver transplantation domain. It extends our previously documented work to provide both an assessment of the performance gains achievable by incorporating temporal and dynamical information about the measurements made on a patient as well as presenting a novel computerized clinical decision aid for this domain. A comparison of the performance of linear and nonlinear classification system is made and used to motivate the final selection of the diagnostic inputs. Index Terms--Acute rejection, clinical decision support tool, discriminant analysis, liver transplantation, logistic regression, neurocomputing, performance comparison, ROC analysis.

Published
2000

3. Does random treatment assignment cause harm to research participants?

Author

Gross, Cary P., Krumholz, Harlan M., Van Wye, Gretchen, Emanuel, Ezekiel J., and Wendler, David

Subjects
Clinical medicine, Clinical trials, Medical research, Medicine, Experimental, Methodology
Abstract

ABSTRACT Background Some argue that by precluding individualized treatment, randomized clinical trials (RCTs) provide substandard medical care, while others claim that participation in clinical research is associated with improved patient [...]

Published
2006

4. Computerized HIS as a tool in quality medicine

Author

Peterson, Peter G.

Subjects
Quality control, Hospital information systems, Information storage and retrieval systems -- Hospitals, Clinical medicine, Information resources management, Records management, Quality control
Abstract

The question of whether of not to use the computer as a practice tool faces many physicians. This is especially true in hospitals that have computerized hospital information systems with […]

Published
1990

5. Automated sample handling in a clinical laboratory

Author

Maffetone, Michael A., Watt, Suzanne W., and Whisler, Kenneth E.

Subjects
Company systems management, Rush Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center -- Information management, Hospital information systems, Information storage and retrieval systems -- Hospitals, Hospitals, Clinical medicine, Bar codes, Medical laboratories
Abstract

Automated Sample Handling in a Clinical Laboratory In spite of the widespread use of bar codes in other industries, the healthcare industry has been slow to adopt this technology. In […]

Published
1988

6. The Society for Clinical Data Management Systems

Author

Pemble, Kim R.

Subjects
User group, Society for Clinical Data Management Systems, Hospital information systems, Information storage and retrieval systems -- Hospitals, Clinical medicine, Information resources management, User groups
Abstract

THE SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Utilization of clinical data and information management systems has progressed from research and early prototypes in the 1960s and 1970s to meeting an […]

Published
1988