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Volume 8;  2008
Correspondence
Script Concordance Tests: Guidelines for Construction
Jean Paul Fournier, Anne Demeester, Bernard Charlin
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 18. Published online 2008 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-18
PMCID:
PMC2427021
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
The experiential health information processing model: supporting collaborative web-based patient education
Laura A O'Grady, Holly Witteman, C Nadine Wathen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 58. Published online 2008 December 16. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-58
PMCID:
PMC2627838
Abstract Full Text PDF–271K
Accuracy of drug advertisements in medical journals under new law regulating the marketing of pharmaceutical products in Switzerland
Macarena Gonzalez Santiago, Heiner C Bucher, Alain J Nordmann
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 61. Published online 2008 December 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-61
PMCID:
PMC2631602
Abstract Full Text PDF–233K
Software
The cancer translational research informatics platform
Patrick McConnell, Rajesh C Dash, Ram Chilukuri, Ricardo Pietrobon, Kimberly Johnson, Robert Annechiarico, A Jamie Cuticchia
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 60. Published online 2008 December 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-60
PMCID:
PMC2626590
Abstract Full Text PDF–891K
Study Protocol
An integrated strategy of knowledge application for optimal e-health implementation: A multi-method study protocol
Marie-Pierre Gagnon, France Légaré, Jean-Paul Fortin, Lise Lamothe, Michel Labrecque, Julie Duplantie
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 17. Published online 2008 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-17
PMCID:
PMC2390530
Abstract Full Text PDF–450K
Technical Advance
Extensions to decision curve analysis, a novel method for evaluating diagnostic tests, prediction models and molecular markers
Andrew J Vickers, Angel M Cronin, Elena B Elkin, Mithat Gonen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 53. Published online 2008 November 26. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-53
PMCID:
PMC2611975
Abstract Full Text PDF–297K
Research Articles
A decision-analytic approach to define poor prognosis patients: a case study for non-seminomatous germ cell cancer patients
Merel R van Dijk, Ewout W Steyerberg, J Dik F Habbema
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 1. Published online 2008 January 3. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-1
PMCID:
PMC2266916
Abstract Full Text PDF–301K
No paper, but the same routines: a qualitative exploration of experiences in two Norwegian hospitals deprived of the paper based medical record
Jan-Tore Lium, Aksel Tjora, Arild Faxvaag
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 2. Published online 2008 January 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-2
PMCID:
PMC2245928
Abstract Full Text PDF–281K
Prospective, randomized evaluation of a personal digital assistant-based research tool in the emergency department
Morris L Rivera, Jason Donnelly, Blair A Parry, Anthony Dinizio, Charles L Johnson, Jeffrey A Kline, Christopher Kabrhel
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 3. Published online 2008 January 18. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-3
PMCID:
PMC2245927
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
The effect of offering different numbers of colorectal cancer screening test options in a decision aid: a pilot randomized trial
Jennifer M Griffith, Carmen L Lewis, Alison RT Brenner, Michael P Pignone
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 4. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-4
PMCID:
PMC2259331
Abstract Full Text PDF–260K Supplementary Material
Survey of information technology in Intensive Care Units in Ontario, Canada
Stephen E Lapinsky, David Holt, David Hallett, Mohamed Abdolell, Neill KJ Adhikari
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 5. Published online 2008 January 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-5
PMCID:
PMC2233621
Abstract Full Text PDF–256K
Integration of modeling and simulation into hospital-based decision support systems guiding pediatric pharmacotherapy
Jeffrey S Barrett, John T Mondick, Mahesh Narayan, Kalpana Vijayakumar, Sundararajan Vijayakumar
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 6. Published online 2008 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-6
PMCID:
PMC2254609
Abstract Full Text PDF–783K
A new methodology for assessment of the performance of heartbeat classification systems
John M Darrington, Livia C Hool
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 7. Published online 2008 January 30. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-7
PMCID:
PMC2373876
Abstract Full Text PDF–234K
Users and non-users of web-based health advice service among Finnish university students – chronic conditions and self-reported health status (a cross-sectional study)
Johanna Castrén, Teppo Huttunen, Kristina Kunttu
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 8. Published online 2008 January 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-8
PMCID:
PMC2262883
Abstract Full Text PDF–263K
Decision support in psychiatry – a comparison between the diagnostic outcomes using a computerized decision support system versus manual diagnosis
Lars G Bergman, Uno GH Fors
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 9. Published online 2008 February 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-9
PMCID:
PMC2258291
Abstract Full Text PDF–262K
Should a colon cancer screening decision aid include the option of no testing? A comparative trial of two decision aids
Jennifer M Griffith, Marlie Fichter, Floyd J Fowler, Carmen Lewis, Michael P Pignone
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 10. Published online 2008 March 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-10
PMCID:
PMC2275224
Abstract Full Text PDF–363K Supplementary Material
Handheld computers for self-administered sensitive data collection: A comparative study in Peru
Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Walter H Curioso, Marco A Gonzales, Wilfredo Evangelista, Jesus M Castagnetto, Cesar P Carcamo, James P Hughes, Patricia J Garcia, Geoffrey P Garnett, King K Holmes
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 11. Published online 2008 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-11
PMCID:
PMC2323371
Abstract Full Text PDF–319K
Instant availability of patient records, but diminished availability of patient information: A multi-method study of GP's use of electronic patient records
Tom Christensen, Anders Grimsmo
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 12. Published online 2008 March 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-12
PMCID:
PMC2386452
Abstract Full Text PDF–275K
Physicians' perceptions of an electronic health record-based clinical trial alert approach to subject recruitment: A survey
Peter J Embi, Anil Jain, C Martin Harris
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 13. Published online 2008 April 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-13
PMCID:
PMC2374776
Abstract Full Text PDF–273K
Risk communication formats for low probability events: an exploratory study of patient preferences
James G Dolan, Stephen Iadarola
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 14. Published online 2008 April 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-14
PMCID:
PMC2330036
Abstract Full Text PDF–563K Supplementary Material
Benchmarking of hospital information systems: Monitoring of discharge letters and scheduling can reveal heterogeneities and time trends
Martin Dugas, Markus Eckholt, Holger Bunzemeier
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 15. Published online 2008 April 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-15
PMCID:
PMC2374775
Abstract Full Text PDF–366K
An iconic language for the graphical representation of medical concepts
Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Catherine Duclos, Avner Bar-Hen, Patrick Ouvrard, Alain Venot
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 16. Published online 2008 April 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-16
PMCID:
PMC2413217
Abstract Full Text PDF–584K Supplementary Material
The interpretation of systematic reviews with meta-analyses: an objective or subjective process?
Ian Shrier, Jean-François Boivin, Robert W Platt, Russell J Steele, James M Brophy, Franco Carnevale, Mark J Eisenberg, Andrea Furlan, Ritsuko Kakuma, Mary Ellen Macdonald, Louise Pilote, Michel Rossignol
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 19. Published online 2008 May 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-19
PMCID:
PMC2408567
Abstract Full Text PDF–629K
Measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM)
Ruth M Sladek, Paddy A Phillips, Malcolm J Bond
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 20. Published online 2008 May 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-20
PMCID:
PMC2432053
Abstract Full Text PDF–205K
Design of a graphical and interactive interface for facilitating access to drug contraindications, cautions for use, interactions and adverse effects
Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Alain Venot, Avner Bar-Hen, Patrick Ouvrard, Catherine Duclos
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 21. Published online 2008 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-21
PMCID:
PMC2442832
Abstract Full Text PDF–690K
Evaluation of SOVAT: An OLAP-GIS decision support system for community health assessment data analysis
Matthew Scotch, Bambang Parmanto, Valerie Monaco
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 22. Published online 2008 June 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-22
PMCID:
PMC2438346
Abstract Full Text PDF–1020K
An update on Uniform Resource Locator (URL) decay in MEDLINE abstracts and measures for its mitigation
Erick Ducut, Fang Liu, Paul Fontelo
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 23. Published online 2008 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-23
PMCID:
PMC2435527
Abstract Full Text PDF–757K Supplementary Material
Discussing life expectancy with surgical patients: Do patients want to know and how should this information be delivered?
Michael G Clarke, Katherine P Kennedy, Ruaraidh P MacDonagh
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 24. Published online 2008 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-24
PMCID:
PMC2440736
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Communicating effectiveness of intervention for chronic diseases: what single format can replace comprehensive information?
Henrik Stovring, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Ivar S Kristiansen, Jorgen Nexoe, Jesper B Nielsen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 25. Published online 2008 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-25
PMCID:
PMC2467410
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K Supplementary Material
Towards pervasive computing in health care – A literature review
Carsten Orwat, Andreas Graefe, Timm Faulwasser
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 26. Published online 2008 June 19. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-26
PMCID:
PMC2467411
Abstract Full Text PDF–872K Supplementary Material
Adapting a Markov Monte Carlo simulation model for forecasting the number of Coronary Artery Revascularisation Procedures in an era of rapidly changing technology and policy
Haider R Mannan, Matthew Knuiman, Michael Hobbs
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 27. Published online 2008 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-27
PMCID:
PMC2443119
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K
Decision-making in percutaneous coronary intervention: a survey
Catherine R Rahilly-Tierney, Ira S Nash
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 28. Published online 2008 June 25. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-28
PMCID:
PMC2443120
Abstract Full Text PDF–202K Supplementary Material
Value of syndromic surveillance within the Armed Forces for early warning during a dengue fever outbreak in French Guiana in 2006
Jean-Baptiste Meynard, Hervé Chaudet, Gaetan Texier, Vanessa Ardillon, Françoise Ravachol, Xavier Deparis, Henry Jefferson, Philippe Dussart, Jacques Morvan, Jean-Paul Boutin
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 29. Published online 2008 July 2. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-29
PMCID:
PMC2459153
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.4M Supplementary Material
Logical Analysis of Data (LAD) model for the early diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke
Anupama Reddy, Honghui Wang, Hua Yu, Tiberius O Bonates, Vimla Gulabani, Joseph Azok, Gerard Hoehn, Peter L Hammer, Alison E Baird, King C Li
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 30. Published online 2008 July 10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-30
PMCID:
PMC2492849
Abstract Full Text PDF–682K
Laypersons' understanding of relative risk reductions: Randomised cross-sectional study
Lene Sorensen, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Ivar S Kristiansen, Jørgen Nexøe, Jesper B Nielsen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 31. Published online 2008 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-31
PMCID:
PMC2494548
Abstract Full Text PDF–237K
Automated de-identification of free-text medical records
Ishna Neamatullah, Margaret M Douglass, Li-wei H Lehman, Andrew Reisner, Mauricio Villarroel, William J Long, Peter Szolovits, George B Moody, Roger G Mark, Gari D Clifford
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 32. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-32
PMCID:
PMC2526997
Abstract Full Text PDF–272K Supplementary Material
Is Canada ready for patient accessible electronic health records? A national scan
Sara Urowitz, David Wiljer, Emma Apatu, Gunther Eysenbach, Claudette DeLenardo, Tamara Harth, Howard Pai, Kevin J Leonard
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 33. Published online 2008 July 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-33
PMCID:
PMC2532996
Abstract Full Text PDF–255K Supplementary Material
User experiences of evidence-based online resources for health professionals: User testing of The Cochrane Library
Sarah E Rosenbaum, Claire Glenton, Jane Cracknell
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 34. Published online 2008 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-34
PMCID:
PMC2529276
Abstract Full Text PDF–328K Supplementary Material
Improving antibiotic prescribing for adults with community acquired pneumonia: Does a computerised decision support system achieve more than academic detailing alone? – a time series analysis
Kirsty L Buising, Karin A Thursky, James F Black, Lachlan MacGregor, Alan C Street, Marcus P Kennedy, Graham V Brown
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 35. Published online 2008 July 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-35
PMCID:
PMC2527556
Abstract Full Text PDF–268K
Does Choose & Book fail to deliver the expected choice to patients? A survey of patients' experience of outpatient appointment booking
Judith Green, Zoe McDowall, Henry WW Potts
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 36. Published online 2008 August 1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-36
PMCID:
PMC2529277
Abstract Full Text PDF–252K
Applying cusum-based methods for the detection of outbreaks of Ross River virus disease in Western Australia
Rochelle E Watkins, Serryn Eagleson, Bert Veenendaal, Graeme Wright, Aileen J Plant
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 37. Published online 2008 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-37
PMCID:
PMC2542357
Abstract Full Text PDF–320K Supplementary Material
Factors influencing the implementation of clinical guidelines for health care professionals: A systematic meta-review
Anneke L Francke, Marieke C Smit, Anke JE de Veer, Patriek Mistiaen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 38. Published online 2008 September 12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-38
PMCID:
PMC2551591
Abstract Full Text PDF–337K Supplementary Material
Hospital characteristics associated with highly automated and usable clinical information systems in Texas, United States
Ruben Amarasingham, Marie Diener-West, Laura Plantinga, Aaron C Cunningham, Darrell J Gaskin, Neil R Powe
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 39. Published online 2008 September 15. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-39
PMCID:
PMC2553406
Abstract Full Text PDF–1.0M
How does age affect baseline screening mammography performance measures? A decision model
John D Keen, James E Keen
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 40. Published online 2008 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-40
PMCID:
PMC2563001
Abstract Full Text PDF–369K
Non-compliance with a postmastectomy radiotherapy guideline: Decision tree and cause analysis
Amir R Razavi, Hans Gill, Hans Åhlfeldt, Nosrat Shahsavar
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 41. Published online 2008 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-41
PMCID:
PMC2556998
Abstract Full Text PDF–249K
Analysis of queries sent to PubMed at the point of care: Observation of search behaviour in a medical teaching hospital
Arjen Hoogendam, Anton FH Stalenhoef, Pieter F de Vries Robbé, A John PM Overbeke
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 42. Published online 2008 September 24. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-42
PMCID:
PMC2567311
Abstract Full Text PDF–315K
Sample size determination for bibliographic retrieval studies
Xiaomei Yao, Nancy L Wilczynski, Stephen D Walter, R Brian Haynes
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 43. Published online 2008 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-43
PMCID:
PMC2569926
Abstract Full Text PDF–266K Supplementary Material
A new scoring system in Cystic Fibrosis: statistical tools for database analysis – a preliminary report
GM Hafen, C Hurst, J Yearwood, J Smith, Z Dzalilov, PJ Robinson
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 44. Published online 2008 October 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-44
PMCID:
PMC2580762
Abstract Full Text PDF–381K
Pilot study of an interactive voice response system to improve medication refill compliance
Kristen Reidel, Robyn Tamblyn, Vaishali Patel, Allen Huang
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 46. Published online 2008 October 9. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-46
PMCID:
PMC2588437
Abstract Full Text PDF–258K
Telemedicine in interdisciplinary work practices: On an IT system that met the criteria for success set out by its sponsors, yet failed to become part of every-day clinical routines
Antoinette de Bont, Roland Bal
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 47. Published online 2008 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-47
PMCID:
PMC2615749
Abstract Full Text PDF–243K
Are decision trees a feasible knowledge representation to guide extraction of critical information from randomized controlled trial reports?
Grace Y Chung, Enrico Coiera
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 48. Published online 2008 October 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-48
PMCID:
PMC2584633
Abstract Full Text PDF–324K
Construction of an odds model of coronary heart disease using published information: the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Model (CHIME)
Christopher J Martin, Paul Taylor, Henry WW Potts
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 49. Published online 2008 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-49
PMCID:
PMC2601038
Abstract Full Text PDF–500K Supplementary Material
Underutilization of information and knowledge in everyday medical practice: Evaluation of a computer-based solution
David Zakim, Niko Braun, Peter Fritz, Mark Dominik Alscher
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 50. Published online 2008 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-50
PMCID:
PMC2596106
Abstract Full Text PDF–426K
Decision theory applied to image quality control in radiology
Patrícia S Lessa, Cristofer A Caous, Paula R Arantes, Edson Amaro, Jr, Fernando M Campello de Souza
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 51. Published online 2008 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-51
PMCID:
PMC2631028
Abstract Full Text PDF–472K
The experience of linking Victorian emergency medical service trauma data
Malcolm J Boyle
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 52. Published online 2008 November 17. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-52
PMCID:
PMC2596105
Abstract Full Text PDF–250K
Web 2.0 systems supporting childhood chronic disease management: A pattern language representation of a general architecture
Toomas Timpka, Henrik Eriksson, Johnny Ludvigsson, Joakim Ekberg, Sam Nordfeldt, Lena Hanberger
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 54. Published online 2008 November 28. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-54
PMCID:
PMC2627839
Abstract Full Text PDF–567K
A novel method for measuring patients' adherence to insulin dosing guidelines: introducing indicators of adherence
Massoud Toussi, Carine Choleau, Gérard Reach, Michel Cahané, Avner Bar-Hen, Alain Venot
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 55. Published online 2008 December 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-55
PMCID:
PMC2636792
Abstract Full Text PDF–767K Supplementary Material
Support vector machine versus logistic regression modeling for prediction of hospital mortality in critically ill patients with haematological malignancies
T Verplancke, S Van Looy, D Benoit, S Vansteelandt, P Depuydt, F De Turck, J Decruyenaere
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 56. Published online 2008 December 5. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-56
PMCID:
PMC2612652
Abstract Full Text PDF–355K
How confident are general dental practitioners in their decision to administer antibiotic prophylaxis? A questionnaire study
Eva Ellervall, Berndt Brehmer, Kerstin Knutsson
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 57. Published online 2008 December 8. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-57
PMCID:
PMC2631027
Abstract Full Text PDF–236K
Challenges in multidisciplinary cancer care among general surgeons in Canada
Anna R Gagliardi, Frances C Wright, Dave Davis, Robin S McLeod, David R Urbach
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 59. Published online 2008 December 22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-59
PMCID:
PMC2631026
Abstract Full Text PDF–368K Supplementary Material
Debate
Integrated Personal Health Records: Transformative Tools for Consumer-Centric Care
Don Detmer, Meryl Bloomrosen, Brian Raymond, Paul Tang
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2008; 8: 45. Published online 2008 October 6. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-8-45
PMCID:
PMC2596104
Abstract Full Text PDF–346K
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