METHODS of Information in Medicine, 2013, Volume 52, Issue 3 – eTOC

METHODS of Information in Medicine is an official journal of IMIA.

Volume 52, Issue 3 is available at: http://www.methods-online.com This issue of METHODS has TEN articles, including TWO free downloads.

The archive of METHODS, dating back until 1962, is also available online; most of this material is available for free download.

More than Four Decades of Medical Informatics Education for Medical Students in Germany: 
New Recommendations Published
Editorial
A. Winter (1), R.-D. Hilgers (2), R. Hofestädt (3), P. Knaup-Gregori (4), C. Ose (5), A. Trimmer (6)
(1) Leipzig University, Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, Leipzig, Germany, Editor in Chief of MIBE; (2) RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Medical Statistics, Aachen, Germany, Editor of MIBE; (3) Bielefeld University, Bioinformatics Department, Bielefeld, Germany, Editor of MIBE; (4) Heidelberg University, Institute for Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany, Editor of MIBE; (5) Duisburg-Essen University, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Trials, Essen, Germany, Editor of MIBE; (6) Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology – BIPS GmbH, Bremen, Germany, Editor of MIBE
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 181-183
[free download]

Development of National Competency-based Learning Objectives “Medical Informatics” for Undergraduate Medical Education
GMDS White Paper
; Online Supplementary Material
R. Röhrig (1), J. Stausberg (2), M. Dugas (3), on behalf of the GMDS project group “Medical Informatics Education in Medicine”
(1) Department Medical Informatics in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany; (2) Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometrics and Epidemiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany; (3) Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 184-188 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME13-04-0001
[free download]

Evaluation of the USE IT-questionnaire for the Evaluation of the Adoption of Electronic Patient Records by Healthcare Professionals
Original Article; Online Supplementary Material
M. B. Michel-Verkerke (1, 2), A. M. G. M. Hoogeboom (1, 2)
(1) Saxion University of Applied Sciences, Research Center Health, Social Work and Technology, Enschede, The Netherlands; (2) University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 189-198 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0041

A Comprehensive E-prescribing Model to Allow Representing, Comparing, and Analyzing Available Systems
Original Article

S. Marceglia (1), L. Mazzola (1), S. Bonacina (1), P. Tarquini (2), P. Donzelli (2), F. Pinciroli (1, 3)
(1) e-Health Lab, Dipartimento di Elettronica, Informazione e Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy; (2) Ufficio progetti strategici per l’innovazione digitale, Dipartimento per la digitalizzazione della pubblica amministrazione e l’innovazione tecnologica, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Rome, Italy; (3) Honorary Visiting Professor, City University, London, UK
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 199-219 
dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0069

Introducing the Adherence Strategy Engineering Framework (ASEF) 
Support for Developing Technology-based Self-care Solutions
Original Article
S. Wagner (1), T. S. Toftegaard (1), O. W. Bertelsen (2)
(1) Department of Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; (2) Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 220-230 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0027

Potential and Requirements of IT for Ambient Assisted Living Technologies: 
Results of a Delphi Study
Original Article
: Online Supplementary Material
K. Spitalewsky (1), J. Rochon (1), M. Ganzinger (1), P. Knaup (1)
(1) University of Heidelberg, Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg, Germany
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 231-238 
dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0021

Prototyping Sensor Network System for Automatic Vital Signs Collection: 
Evaluation of a Location Based Automated Assignment of Measured Vital Signs to Patients 

Original Article

T. Kuroda (1), H. Noma (2), C. Naito (3), M. Tada (4), H. Yamanaka (5), T. Takemura (6), K. Nin (7), H. Yoshihara (8)
(1) Kyoto University Hospital, Division of Medical Information Technology and Administration Planning, Kyoto, Japan; (2) Ritsumeikan University, Department of Media Technology, Kusatsu, Japan; (3) Kyoto University Hospital, Integrated Clinical Education Center, Kyoto, Japan; (4) Kinki University, Department of Informatics, Higashi-Osaka, Japan; (5) Kyoto University Hospital, Department of Nursing, Kyoto, Japan; (6) University of Hyogo, Graduate School of Applied Informatics, Kobe, Japan; (7) Kyoto University, Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Kyoto, Japan; (8) Kyoto University, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto, Japan
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 239-249 
dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0096

Health Providers’ Perceptions of Novel Approaches to Visualizing Integrated Health Information
Original Article
T. Le (1), B. Reeder (2), H. Thompson (2), G. Demiris
(1) University of Washington, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, Seattle, Washington, USA; (2) University of Washington, School of Nursing, Seattle, Washington, USA
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 250-258 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0073

The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Project: 
Development of a Clinical Evidence Base Utilizing Informatics Tools and Techniques
Original Article
: Online Supplementary Material
B. Trusko (1), J. Thorne (2), D. Jabs (1), R. Belfort (3), A. Dick (4), S. Gangaputra (5), R. Nussenblatt (6), A. Okada (7), J. Rosenbaum (8), for The Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature (SUN) Project
(1) Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, New York, New York, USA; (2) The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ophthalmology, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; (3) Federal University of Sao Paulo, Department of Ophthalmology, Sao Paulo, Brazil; (4) University of Bristol, Ophthalmology, Bristol, United Kingdom; (5) University of Wisconsin, Ophthalmology, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; (6) The National Institutes of Health, The National Eye Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; (7) Kyorin Eye Center, Tokyo, Japan; (8) Oregon Health and Science University, Ophthalmology and Medicine, Portland, Oregon, USA
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 259-260 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0063

Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Base Lung Sound in Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis Patients in Comparison to Healthy Subjects
Original Article
S. Charleston-Villalobos (1), L. Albuerne-Sanchez (1), R. Gonzalez-Camarena (2), M. Mejia-Avila (3), G. Carrillo-Rodriguez (3), T. Aljama-Corrales (1)
(1) Electrical Engineering Department, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico; (2) Health Science Department, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico; (3) National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Mexico City, Mexico
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 3: 266-276 
dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0037

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All articles that have ever been published in Methods are now available online. The archive of Methods dates back until 1962

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New Articles for ACI eJournal: 2013 Volume 4 (2): eTOC

There are FIVE new articles to start volume 4(2) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS. Volume 4(1) is now complete, with twelve articles – see http://aci.schattauer.de

Applied Clinical Informatics has been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. The publishers and editorial team will work with the NLM to have past and future papers indexed as soon as possible.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 4(2) – five new articles:

1. Development of an Automated, Real Time Surveillance Tool for Predicting Readmissions at a Community Hospital
Research Article
R. Gildersleeve (1), P. Cooper (1)
(1) Augusta Health, Information Technology, Fishersville, Virginia, United States
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 2: 153-169   http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0058

2. Do Language Fluency and Other Socioeconomic Factors Influence the Use of PubMed and MedlinePlus?
Research Article
L. Sheets (1, 2), A. Gavino (1), F. Callaghan (1), P. Fontelo (1)
(1) National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; (2) University of Missouri Informatics Institute, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 2: 170-184   http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-01-RA-0006

3. An Information Systems Model of the Determinants of Electronic Health Record Use
Research Article
P. Messeri (1), S. Khan (2), M. Millery (3), A. Campbell (4), J. Merrill (5), S. Shih (6), R. Kukafka (5)
(1) Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Univiersity, Sociomedical Sciences, New York, New York, United States; (2) Columbia University, BIomedical Informatics, News York, United States; (3) Columbia University, Socomedical Sciences, New York, New York, United States; (4) Pennsylvania State University, Population Research Institute, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States; (5) Columbia University, Biomedical Informatics, New York, New York, United States; (6) NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygene, New York, New York, United States
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 2: 185-200 http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-01-RA-0005

4. Medical Student Appraisal: Applications For Bedside Patient Education
Review   Special Topic: Medical Student Technology Appraisal Series
T. M. Markman (1), P. J. Sampognaro (1), S. L. Mitchell (1), S. R. Weeks (1), S. Khalifian (1), J. R. Dattilo (1)
(1) Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 2: 201-211  http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-01-R-0007

5. Diagnostic Performance of Electronic Syndromic Surveillance Systems in Acute Care: A Systematic Review
Research Article Supplementary Material
M. Kashiouris (1, 2), J. C. O’Horo (1, 2), B. W. Pickering (1, 3), V. Herasevich (1, 3)
(1) M.E.T.R.I.C., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; (2) Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; (3) Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 2: 212-224  http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0053

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

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METHODS of Information in Medicine, 2013, Volume 52, Issue 2 – eTOC

METHODS of Information in Medicine is an official journal of IMIA.

Volume 52, Issue 2 is available at: http://www.methods-online.com This issue of METHODS has NINE articles, including FOUR free downloads.

The archive of METHODS, dating back until 1962, is also available online; most of this material is available for free download.

How to Use Health Informatics to Manage the Information Overflow Created by Itself?
Editorial
G. Surján (1)
(1) National Institute for Quality and Organizational Development for Healthcare, Budapest, Hungary
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 97-98
[free download]

Attitude of Physicians Towards Automatic Alerting in Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems: 
A Comparative International Survey
Original Article
; Online Supplementary Material
M. Jung (1), A. Hoerbst (2, 1), W. O. Hackl (1), F. Kirrane (3), D. Borbolla (4), M. W. Jaspers (5), M. Oertle (6), V. Koutkias (7), L. Ferret (8, 9), P. Massari (10), K. Lawton (11), D. Riedmann (1), S. Darmoni (10), N. Maglaveras (7), C. Lovis (12), E. Ammenwerth (1)
(1) Institute of Health Informatics, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Mechatronics, UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria; (2) Research Division for eHealth and Telemedicine, UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria; (3) Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland; (4) Health Informatics Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires City, Argentina; (5) Centre for Human Factors Engineering of Health Interactive Technology (HIT-lab), Department of Medical Informatics, Academic Medical Center – University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (6) Medical Informatics and Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Thun, Thun, Switzerland; (7) Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; (8) EA2694, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France; (9) Pharmacy Department, Hospital of Denain, Denain, France; (10) CISMeF TIBS team, LITIS EA 4108, Rouen University Hospital, Normandy, France; (11) IT, Medical Technology and Telephony Services of Capital Region, Copenhagen, Denmark; (12) Division of Medical Information Sciences, University Hospitals of Geneva and University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 99-108 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-02-0007
[free download]

Discussion of “Attitude of Physicians Towards Automatic Alerting in Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems”
Original Article
D. W. Bates (1), M. T. Baysari (2, 3), M. Dugas (4), W. E. Haefeli (5), A. W. Kushniruk (6), C. U. Lehmann (7), J. Liu (8, 9), J. Mantas (10), A. Margolis (11), K. Miyo (12), C. Nohr (13), M. Peleg (14), F. G. B. de Quirós (15), S. P. Slight (1, 16), J. Starmer (7), K. Takabayashi (17), J. I. Westbrook (18)
(1) Centre for Patient Safety Research and Practice, Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; (2) Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; (3) Department of Clinical Pharmacology Toxicology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia; (4) Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; (5) Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; (6) School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada; (7) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA; (8) Department of Medical Informatics, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; (9) Department of Otolaryngology, West China Hospital/West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; (10) Health Informatics Laboratory, University of Athens, Athens, Greece; (11) Instituto de Computación, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay; (12) Department of Planning, Information and Management, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan; (13) Danish Centre for Health Informatics, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; (14) Department of Information Systems, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; (15) Department of Health Informatics, HospitalItaliano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina; (16) Division of Primary Care, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; (17) Department of Medical Information and Management, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan; (18) Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 109-127
[free download]

Automated Volumes-of-Interest Identification for Classical and Atypical Parkinsonian Syndrome Differentiation Using T2’ MR Imaging
Original Article

N. D. Forkert (1), A. Schmidt-Richberg (2), A. Treszl (3), C. Hilgetag (1), J. Fiehler (4), A. Münchau (5), H. Handels (2), K. Boelmans (6)
(1) Department of Computational Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; (2) Institute of Medical Informatics, University of Lübeck, Germany; (3) Department of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; (4) Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; (5) Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; (6) Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 128-136 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0044

Supporting Translational Research on Inherited Cardiomyopathies through Information Technology
Original Article
C. Larizza (1), M. Gabetta (1), G. Milani (1), M. Bucalo (1), F. Mulas (2), A. Nuzzo (2, 3), V. Favalli (4), E. Arbustini (4), R. Bellazzi (1)
(1) Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale e dell’Informazione, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; (2) Bioinformatics Unit, Centre for Tissue Engineering, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; (3) Department of Biotechnology, BU Oncology, Nerviano Medical Sciences, Viagrande (CT), Italy; (4) IRCCS Fondazione Policlinico S. Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 137-147 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-01-0046

Web Science in Medicine and Healthcare
Focus Theme – Editorial
K. Denecke (1), E. Brooks (2)
(1) Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, Leipzig, Germany; (2) University of the Highlands and Islands, Ness Walk, Inverness, UK
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 148-151
[free download]

Exploiting Online Discussions to Discover Unrecognized Drug Side Effects

Focus Theme – Web Science in Medicine and Healthcare

H. Wu (1), H. Fang (1), S. J. Stanhope (1)
(1) University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 152-159 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-02-0004

Inferring Community Structure in Healthcare Forums: 
An Empirical Study
Focus Theme – Web Science in Medicine and Healthcare
T. Chomutare (1), E. Årsand (1, 2), L. Fernandez-Luque (3), J. Lauritzen (2), G. Hartvigsen (1)
(1) University hospital of North Norway, Norwegian Center for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, Tromsø, Norway; (2) University of Tromsø, Department of Computer Science, Tromsø, Norway; (3) Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 160-167 
dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-02-0003

The Role of Taxonomies in Social Media and the Semantic Web for Health Education: 
A Study of SNOMED CT Terms in YouTube Health Video Tags
Focus Theme – Web Science in Medicine and Healthcare
S. Konstantinidis (1), L. Fernandez-Luque (2), P. Bamidis (1), R. Karlsen (3, 4)
(1) Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Lab of Medical Informatics, Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece; (2) Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway; (3) Norut, Tromsø, Norway; (4) University of Tromsø, Computer Science Department, Tromsø, Norway
Methods Inf Med 2013 52 2: 168-179 
 dx.doi.org/10.3414/ME12-02-0005

You may also be interested in the eJournal ACI – Applied Medical Informatics and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

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Methods of Information in Medicine is an official journal of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA).

All articles that have ever been published in Methods are now available online. The archive of Methods dates back until 1962

Now available: free full text online access for all subscribers of the print edition: >>>

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For any inquiries, please send an e-mail to claudia.boeh[at]schattauer.de

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From the Health On the Net Foundation Newsletter, March 2013

The latest issue of the Health On the Net Foundation newsletter (March) has, in particular, items seeking feedback on proposed Web 2.0 guidelines for HONcode certified websites, and on Recent Updates Regarding the HONcode: New Guideline for Before-after Pictures.

Give Your Feedback on Rules Used on Forums, Blogs, etc.

In May 2012, HON asked for opinions on the proposed Web 2.0 guidelines for HONcode certified websites. Based on the invaluable feedback received, HON has made some modifications to the proposed guidelines.  By conducting this follow-up survey, HON aim to find out whether the modifications have improved the proposed guidelines regarding usefulness, clarity and practicality.

HON would like to ask you to fill in this follow-up questionnaire, which will take about 15 minutes. The questionnaire (available in English and French) will be online from March 28 to April 15, 2013.  >>> Access the survey <<<

Recent Updates Regarding the HONcode: New Guideline for Before-after Pictures

The Health On the Net Foundation introduces a new guideline designed for websites presenting before-after pictures, which will be effective from March 21st, 2013. All HONcode certified websites displaying before-after pictures should implement this guideline as soon as possible but at the latest, one year after the publication of this document.

>>> Guideline: Before-after pictures/videos concerning medical treatments <<<

HON on YouTube: You can now watch videos created by or related to HON on YouTube! – the official YouTube channel is HealthOnNet

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Additional New Articles for ACI eJournal: 2013 Volume 4 (1): eTOC

There are FOUR additional articles in volume 4(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS -  bringing the total to twelve articles in the current volume – see http://aci.schattauer.de

Applied Clinical Informatics has been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. The publishers and editorial team will work with the NLM to have past and future papers indexed as soon as possible.

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 4(1) – four new articles:

Validation of an Association Rule Mining-Based Method to Infer Associations Between Medications and Problems
Research Article
A. Wright (1, 2, 3), A. McCoy (4), S. Henkin (1, 5), M. Flaherty (1), D. Sittig (4)
(1) Brigham Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; (2) Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; (4) University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Boston, MA, USA; (5) Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 1: 100-109 
 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0051

Design of a Medication Reconciliation Application – 
Facilitating Clinician-Focused Decision Making with Data from Multiple Sources
Research Article
J. Cadwallader (1, 2), K. Spry (2), J. Morea (1, 2), A. L. Russ (2, 3, 4, 5), J. Duke (1, 2), M. Weiner (1, 2, 3, 5)
(1) Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, INM; (2) Regenstrief Institute, Inc. Indianapolis, IN; (3) Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-Based Practice, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Health Services Research and Development Service HFP 04–148, Indianapolis, IN; (4) Department of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN; (5) Indiana University Center for Health Services Outcomes Research, Indianapolis, IN
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 1: 110-125 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0057

Monitoring Adherence to Evidence-Based Practices – 
A Method to Utilize HL7 Messages from Hospital Information Systems
Research Article
R. Konrad (1), B. Tulu (1), M. Lawley (2)
(1) Worcester Polytechnic Institute, School of Business, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; (2) Purdue University, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 1: 126-143 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-06-RA-0026

Provider Use of and Attitudes Towards an Active Clinical Alert – 
A Case Study in Decision Support
Research Article; Online Supplementary Material

J. Feblowitz (1, 2, 3), S. Henkin (1, 2), J. Pang (1, 2), H. Ramelson (1, 2, 3), L. Schneider (1, 3), F. L. Maloney (2), A. R. Wilcox (4), D. W. Bates (1, 2, 3, 5), A. Wright (1, 2, 3)
(1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; (2) Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; (4) University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY; (5) Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2013 4 1: 144-152 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-12-RA-0055

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

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ACI eJournal: 2013 Volume 4 (1): More New Articles

Volume 4(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – now has FOUR more new items, bringing the total to eight articles in the current volume – see http://aci.schattauer.de

Applied Clinical Informatics has been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. The publishers and editorial team will work with the NLM to have past and future papers indexed as soon as possible.

The new editorial board has been announced: the list of current and past members is at http://aci.schattauer.de/en/about-the-journal/editorial-board.html

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 4(1) – four new articles:

Medical Student Appraisal – Searching on Smartphones
Case Report; Special Topic: Medical Student Technology Appraisal Series: Searching on Smartphones
S. Khalifian (1), T. Markman (1), P. Sampognaro (1), S. Mitchell (1), S. Weeks (1), J. Dattilo (1)
(1) Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
ACI 2013 4 1: 53-60 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-10-CR-0047

Comparison of Manual versus Automated Data Collection Method for an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Study
Research Article
M. D. Byrne (1), T. R. Jordan (2), T. Welle (3)
(1) Saint Catherine University, Nursing, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States; (2) OptumInsight, Provider Consulting, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States; (3) Saint Cloud Hospital, Clinical Utilization, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States
ACI 2013 4 1: 61-74 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-09-RA-0037

Novel Computerized Health Risk Appraisal May Improve Longitudinal Health and Wellness in Primary Care – A Pilot Study
Research Article
Z. J. Nagykaldi (1), V. Voncken-Brewster (2), C. B. Aspy (1), J. W. Mold (1)
(1) University of Oklahoma HSC, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States; (2) Maastricht University Medical Center, CAPHRI, Department of General Practice, Maastricht, Netherlands
ACI 2013 4 1: 75-87 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-10-RA-0048

The contribution of the Vaccine adverse event Text Mining system to the classification of possible Guillain-Barré Syndrome reports
Research Article
T. Botsis (1, 2), E. J. Woo (1), R. Ball (1)
(1) Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Rockville, Maryland, United States; (2) Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, Norway
ACI 2013 4 1: 88-99 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-11-RA-0049

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

Call for Chapters: Social Media and Mobile Technologies in Healthcare – Deadline 25 March, 2013

Dr. Mowafa Househ (King Saud University for Health Sciences, Riyadh Saudi Arabia), Dr. Elizabeth Borycki (University of Victoria, BC, Canada) and Dr. Andre Kushniruk (University of Victoria, BC, Canada), as Editors, announce the Call for Chapters for the book “Social Media and Mobile Technologies in Healthcare”. Full information is available at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/893

Submission Procedure: Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before March 25, 2013 a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 25, 2013 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 25, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.

Objective of the Book: The overall objective and mission of this book is to provide patients, clinicians, and healthcare organizations with the tools necessary to understand how to use and implement social media and mobile technologies within healthcare. Yet the benefits of social media and mobile technologies in improving patient care have not been well documented, and with over 80% of Americans seeking health information online (Eckler et al., 2010), the impacts of social media and mobile technologies on health cannot be ignored.

Target Audience: The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of health informatics and its related disciplines, e.g., medical and biomedical informatics, computing science, computer engineering, health sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, communication sciences, administrative sciences and management, education, adult education, and information technology. Moreover, the book will provide insights and support students, clinicians, academics, and practitioners to understand the role of mobile health and social media in healthcare.

Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) to Dr. Mowafa Househ, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, KSAU-HS, NGHA, Saudi Arabia. E-mail: househmo[at]ngha.med.sa

Call for Papers: Methods Focus Theme on Data from Ambient Assisted Living and Smart Homes in EHR

Call for Papers: Focus Theme on “Using Data from Ambient Assisted Living and Smart Homes in Electronic Health Records” in Methods of Information in Medicine

Petra Knaup and Lothar Schöpe (guest editors) invite submissions of papers for this focus theme: the submission date is 30 April, 2013.

To increase efficiency in the health care of the future, data from innovative technology should be available for individual health decisions. Aggregating data from different medical devices and health records enables a comprehensive view on health data. Methods of Information in Medicine (http://www.methods-online.com) announces a Focus Theme on “Using Data from Ambient Assisted Living and Smart Homes in Electronic Health Records”. The objective of this Focus Theme is to present the state of the art in research on information management that leads to a sustainable use and long-term storage of data from innovative technologies in daily living in electronic patient or health records. Submission Deadline is April 30, 2013. Submissions are welcome online at the URL: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/methods

More information is available in this document http://www.schattauer.de/fileadmin/assets/zeitschriften/methods/Call_for_Submission-AALandEHR.pdf

ACI eJournal: 2013 Volume 4 (1): New Articles

Volume 4(1) of the eJournal ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics – an official eJournal of IMIA and AMDIS – has now started, with FOUR new items – see http://aci.schattauer.de

Volume 3(4) is now complete and has 11 articles (http://aci.schattauer.de/en/contents/archive/issue/1590.html). It and previous issues are all available on the ACI website.

Applied Clinical Informatics has been selected to be indexed and included in MEDLINE/PubMed. The publishers and editorial team will work with the NLM to have past and future papers indexed as soon as possible.

The new editorial board has been announced: the list of current and past members is at http://aci.schattauer.de/en/about-the-journal/editorial-board.html

ACI makes active use of social media tools and can be found at: facebook.com/ACIJournal, twitter.com/ACI_Journal and facebook.com/Schattauer_Publisher_Scientific_Journals

Volume 4(1) – four new articles:

Developing a Tool to Assess the Quality of Socio-Demographic Data in Community Health Centres
Case Report
M. Laberge (1), A. Shachak (1, 2)
(1) Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto; (2) Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
ACI 2013 4 1: 1-11 
 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-10-CR-0041

Predictors of success for electronic health record implementation in small physician practices
Research Article
J. S. Ancker (1, 2), M. P. Singh (3), R. Thomas (1, 2), A. Edwards (1, 2), A. Snyder (3), A. Kashyap (4), R. Kaushal (1, 2)
(1) Weill Cornell Medical College, Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, Departments of Pediatrics and of Public Health, New York, NY 10034; (2) Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC); (3) New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY; (4) eClinicalWorks, New York, NY
ACI 2013 4 1: 12-24 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-09-RA-0033

An e-Health Decision Support System for Improving Compliance of Health Workers to the Maternity Care Protocols in South Africa
Research Article
V. Horner (1, 2), P. Rautenbach (2), N. Mbananga (3), T. Mashamba (4), H. Kwinda (5)
(1) South African Medical Research Council, Research Capacity Development, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; (2) University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Community Medicine and Primary Health Care, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; (3) University of the Witwatersrand, LINK Centre, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; (4) University of Limpopo, Medunsa Campus, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa; (5) Elim Hospital, Elim, Limpopo, South Africa
ACI 2013 4 1: 25-36 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-10-RA-0044

A Smartphone-based Medication Self-management System with Real-time Medication Monitoring
Research Article
M. Hayakawa (1), Y. Uchimura (2), K. Omae (3), K. Waki (2), H. Fujita (2), K. Ohe (1)
(1) Department of Medical Informatics and Economics, Division of Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; (2) Department of Ubiquitous Health Informatics, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; (3) Frontier Services Department, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Tokyo, Japan
ACI 2013 4 1: 37-52 
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2012-10-RA-0045

For further information on this peer-reviewed eJournal, go to www.aci-journal.org

Further materials of interest from the same publishers are to be found in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

If you have any questions or feedback do not hesitate to contact Schattauer by sending an e-mail to claudia.boehm[at]schattauer.de

Translational Bioinformatics (Free, Open Access) Book in PLOS-CB

PLOS Computational Biology announces the launch of a new collection of educational articles: “Translational Bioinformatics”. This collection is presented as an online “book” which, PLOS CB, suggest, could serve as a reference tool for a graduate level introductory course, marking a step in an exciting new direction for the education section of the journal, and wider knowledge about the field.

Further information is provided in a PLOS blog post,  which describes translational bioinformatics as “an emerging field that addresses the current challenges of integrating increasingly voluminous amounts of molecular and clinical data.”, and provides an overview of the chapters in the book.

The ebook is available in a variety of formats (including epub, and mobi format for Kindle users) and is downloadable from the collection page:  www.ploscollections.org/translationalbioinformatics

Like all other PLOS articles, chapters in this open-access collection are freely available to everyone for reuse and redistribution, eg as course materials. The authors have created exercise questions for each chapter, which could be used by students or other interested readers to test what they’ve learned. Of particular interest might be Chapter 13: Mining Electronic Health Records in the Genomics Era (Joshua C. Denny – PLOS Computational Biology: published 27 Dec 2012 | info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002823).

Thanks to Prof. Riccardo Bellazzi, University of Pavia (IMIA VP Medinfo) for the information on this publication.