eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2015 Volume 6 (1); New Volume, Further New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2015, Volume 6 (1)) are available. There are five new articles below, making currently nine articles available in this issue, including two free downloads.

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corRECTreatment: A web-based decision support tool for rectal cancer treatment that uses the analytic hierarchy process and decision tree
Research Article
A. Suner (1), G. Karakülah (2, 3), O. Dicle (3, 4), S. Sökmen (5), C. C. Çelikoğlu (6)
(1) Ege University, School of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Bornova-Izmir, 35040, Turkey; (2) Neurobiology-Neurodegeneration and Repair Laboratory, National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA; (3) Dokuz Eylül University, Health Sciences Institute, Department of Medical Informatics, Inciraltı-Izmir, 35340, Turkey; (4) Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Inciraltı-Izmir, 35340, Turkey; (5) FACS, FASCRS, FASPSM Member from Dokuz Eylül University, School of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Colorectal and Pelvic Surgery Unit, Inciraltı-Izmir, 35340, Turkey; (6) Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Science, Department of Statistics, Buca-Izmir, 35160, Turkey
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 56-74   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0087

The Value of Clinical Teachers for EMR Implementations and Conversions
Invited Editorial
L. A. Stevens (1, 2), J. L. Pantaleoni (1, 2), C. A. Longhurst (1, 2)
(1) Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; (2) Department of Clinical Informatics, Stanford Children’s Health, Palo Alto, California
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 75-79   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-IE-0075

Successful Physician Training Program for Large Scale EMR Implementation
Case Report
Supplementary Material
J. L. Pantaleoni (1, 2), L. A. Stevens (1, 2), E. S. Mailes (2), B. A. Goad (2), C. A. Longhurst (1, 2)
(1) Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California; (2) Department of Clinical Informatics, Stanford Children’s Health, Palo Alto, California
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 80-95   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-CR-0076

Data Collection Methods in Health Services Research – Hospital Length of Stay and Discharge Destination
Research Article
M. N. Sarkies (1, 2), K.-A. Bowles (2, 3), E. H. Skinner (4, 5), D. Mitchell (1, 6), R. Haas (2, 3), M. Ho (1), K. Salter (1), K. May (1), D. Markham (1), L. O’Brian (2, 7), S. Plumb (8), T. P. Haines (2, 3)
(1) Monash Health, Allied Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (2) Monash Health, Allied Health Research Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (3) Monash University, Physiotherapy Department, Allied Health Research Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (4) Monash University, Allied Health Research Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (5) Western Health, Allied Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (6) Monash University, Physiotherapy Department, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (7) Monash University, Occupational Therapy Department, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; (8) Melbourne Health, Allied Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 96-109   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0097

A National Survey of Parent Perspectives on Use of Patient Portals for Their Children’s Health Care
Research Article
S. J. Clark (1), L. E. Costello (1), A. Gebremariam (1), K. J. Dombkowski (1)
(1) Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Michigan
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 110-119   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0098

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eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2015 Volume 6 (1); New Volume, New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2015, Volume 6 (1)) are available. There are currently four articles available in this issue.

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Leveraging Electronic Tablets for General Pediatric Care – A pilot study
Research Article
Supplementary Material
V. Anand (1), S. McKee (2), T. M. Dugan (2), S. M. Downs (2, 3)
(1) Pediatric Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; (2) Childrens Health Services Research, School of Medicine, Indiana University, IN; (3) Regenstrief Institute for Healthcare, IN
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 1-15    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-RA-0071

Legal and Regulatory Considerations Associated with Use of Patient-Generated Health Data from Social Media and Mobile Health (mHealth) Devices
Review
C. Petersen (1), P. DeMuro (2, 3)
(1) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA; (2) Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA; (3) Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Seattle, Washington, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 16-26    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-09-R-0082

Emergency Medicine Resident Physicians’ Perceptions of Electronic Documentation and Workflow – A mixed methods study
Research Article
Supplementary Material
P. M. Neri (1), L. Redden (1), S. Poole (2, 3, 4), C. N. Pozner (2, 3, 5), J. Horsky (2, 5), A. S. Raja (2, 5), E. Poon (6), G. Schiff (2, 5), A. Landman (2, 5)
(1) Clinical & Quality Analysis, Partners HealthCare System, Wellesley, MA; (2) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (3) Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation; (4) Simulation Consulting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; (5) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (6) Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 27-41    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0065

Association between Electronic Health Records and Health Care Utilization
Research Article
R. Kaushal (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), A. Edwards (1, 2, 3), L. M. Kern (1, 2, 3, 5), with the HITEC Investigators
(1) Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (2) Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative, New York, NY.; (3) Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (4) Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (5) Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (6) New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Appl Clin Inform 2015 6 1: 42-55    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-10-RA-0089

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eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (4), More New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (4)) are available. There are currently twelve articles available in this issue.

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Identifying Consumer’s Needs of Health Information Technology through an Innovative Participatory Design Approach among English- and Spanish-speaking Urban Older Adults
Research Article
R. Lucero (1), B. Sheehan (1), P. Yen (2), O. Velez (3), D. Nobile-Hernandez (4), V. Tiase (5)
(1) Columbia University, School of Nursing, New York, NY; (2) The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Biomedical Informatics, Columbus, OH; (3) IFC International, Rockville, MD; (4) ARC XVI Fort Washington, New York, NY; (5) NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Department of Information Technology, New York, NY 10032
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 943-957    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-RA-0058
In this paper, the authors describe a process of eliciting the perspectives of older adults on their needs for health information technology services. The findings supported the development of a fall prevention system that was responsive to patients needs.

User-Centered Design and Usability Testing of an Innovative Health-Related Quality of Life Module
Research Article
Z. J. Nagykaldi (1), M. Jordan (2), J. Quitoriano (2), C. A. Ciro (3), J. W. Mold (1)
(1) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; (2) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine; (3) University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 958-970    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0067
Capturing health-related quality of life related to patient goals and needs will help providers tailor care to patient needs. However, systems for doing this are rare. In this paper, the authors describe the development and testing of a HRQoL module that is patient goal oriented and highlighted areas for improvement, such as action-oriented recommendations for clinicians to facilitate shared decision-making.

Design Challenges for Electronic Medication Administration Record Systems in Residential Aged Care Facilities – A Formative Evaluation
Research Article
Supplementary Material
A. Tariq (1), E. Lehnbom (1), K. Oliver (1), A. Georgiou (1), C. Rowe ‎ (2), T. Osmond (2), J. Westbrook (1)
(1) Centre of Health Systems and Safety Research, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, New South Wales, Australia; (2) UnitingCare Ageing, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 971-987    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0062
Electronic medication administration records (eMAR) have been promoted as a way to improve medication safety in residential care facilities. This study evaluated an eMAR system being piloted in a residential care facility to identify areas for improvement. Their findings demonstrate that system interactivity, resolving inconsistencies in data entry, and dedicated organization support to minimize connectivity issues would provide immediate system improvements, while decision support and interoperability between stakeholder groups would have longer-term benefits.

Assessment of Readiness for Clinical Decision Support to Aid Laboratory Monitoring of Immunosuppressive Care at U.S. Liver Transplant Centers
Research Article
J. Jacobs (1), C. Weir (1), R. S. Evans (1, 2), C. Staes (1)
(1) Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; (2) Medical Informatics, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 988-1004    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-08-RA-0060
Liver-transplant recipients require life-long immunosuppressive cafre that can benefit from clinical decision support systems. However, it is unknown how ready liver transplant information systems are to implement CDS systems. This study examined current practices and identified barriers to CDS uptake. The findings demonstrate that though EHRs are widely used, the majority of sites still depend on paper-based manual monitoring of immunosuppression for patients.

Case Report: Patient Portal versus Telephone Recruitment for a Surgical Research Study
Case Report
R. B. Baucom (1), J. Ousley (2), B. K. Poulose (1), S. T. Rosenbloom (3, 4, 5), G. P. Jackson (1, 3, 5)
(1) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Surgery; (2) Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine; (3) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Biomedical Informatics; (4) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine; (5) Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 1005-1014    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-CR-0059
Use of patient portals is increasing and research has demonstrated its value in primary care practice. However, little has been done to test the usability of a patient portal in a surgical or research recruitment setting. In this case study, the authors describe their experience using a patient portal to recruit surgical patients compared to a telephone-based recruitment process. Their findings demonstrate that patient portal recruitment is feasible and relatively effective compared to telephone-based recruitment.

User Centered Clinical Decision Support Tools  – Adoption across Clinician Training Level
Research Article
L. J. McCullagh (1), A. Sofianou (2), J. Kannry (2), D. M. Mann (3), T. G. McGinn (1)
(1) Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, Manhasset, NY; (2) Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC, NY; (3) Department of Medicine, Section of Preventive Medicine & Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 1015-1025    dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-05-RA-0048
Clinical decision support tools are an important part of meaningful use, but it is not clear how accepted they are across different clinician training levels. In this paper, the authors examined CDS tool use and ordering practices in an academic medical center. Their findings suggest that first year residents were more likely to use the CDS tool and to follow recommended medication ordering as a result.

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eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (4), New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (4)) are available. There are currently six articles available in this issue.

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The Process of Installing REDCap, a Web Based Database Supporting Biomedical Research – The First Year
Research Article
M. Klipin (1), I. Mare (2), S. Hazelhurst (3), B. Kramer (4)
(1) Department of Surgery, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (2) Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (3) School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa; (4) Health Sciences Research Office, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 916-929  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-06-CR-0054
In order to conduct research and quality improvement, hospitals need excellent clinical and research data. In this paper, the authors describe installing a data management system throughout their hospital with an aim toward helping similar hospitals plan for their own data management system uptake. The findings suggest that installing the REDCap system was relatively inexpensive and was able to be completed by the staff already working at the hospital. Furthermore, the authors found that training for users helped with uptake and use of the system.

Increasing Patient Engagement: Patients’ Responses to Viewing Problem Lists Online
Research Article
Supplementary Material
A. Wright (1, 2, 3), J. Feblowitz (1, 2, 3), F. L. Maloney (2), S. Henkin (1, 2), H. Ramelson (1, 2, 3), J. Feltman (2), D. W. Bates (1, 2, 3, 4)
(1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (2) Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (4) Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 4: 930-942  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-07-RA-0057

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eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (3), Further New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (3)) are available – 17 articles now available in this volume

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Evaluation of a User Guidance Reminder to Improve the Quality of Electronic Prescription Messages
Case Report
A. A. Dhavle (1), S. T. Corley (2), M. T. Rupp (3), J. Ruiz (1), J. Smith (1), R. Gill (2), M. Sow (1)
(1) Surescripts LLC, Arlington, VA, USA; (2) NextGen Healthcare Information Systems LLC, Horsham, PA, USA; (3) Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 699-707   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-03-CR-0022

Effect of EHR User Interface Changes on Internal Prescription Discrepancies
Research Article
A. Turchin (1, 2, 3), A. Sawarkar (3, 4), Y. A. Dementieva (5), E. Breydo (4, 6), H. Ramelson (3, 7)
(1) Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, MA; (2) Division of Endocrinology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (4) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (5) Department of Mathematics, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA; (6) BE-Tech, Inc., Brooklyn, NY; (7) Information Systems, Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 708-720   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-03-RA-0023

Attitudes and Perceptions of Pediatric Residents on Transitioning to CPOE
Research Article
Online Supplementary Material
A. R. Shriner (1), E. C. Webber (1)
(1) Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 721-730   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0045

Evaluating a federated medical search engine  Tailoring the methodology and reporting the evaluation outcomes
Research Article
Online Supplementary Material
D. Saparova (1), J. Belden (2), J. Williams (3), B. Richardson (1), K. Schuster (1)
(1) School of Information Science and Learning Technologies, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211; (2) Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65212; (3) MedSocket, Columbia, MO 65211
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 731-745   dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-03-RA-0021

Reducing Risk with Clinical Decision Support  A Study of Closed Malpractice Claims
Research Article
Online Supplementary Material
G. Zuccotti (1, 2, 3), F.L. Maloney (2), J. Feblowitz (1), L. Samal (1), L. Sato (3), A. Wright (1, 2)
(1) Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; (2) Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA; (3) CRICO/Risk Management Foundation, Cambridge, MA, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 746-756  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-02-RA-0018

Diabetes and Hypertension Quality Measurement in Four Safety-Net Sites  Lessons Learned after Implementation of the Same Commercial Electronic Health Record
Research Article
R. Benkert (1), P. Dennehy (2), J. White (3), A. Hamilton (4), C. Tanner (3), J.M. Pohl (5)
(1) Wayne State University, Nursing, Detroit, Michigan, United States; (2) GLIDE, San Francisco, California, United States; (3) Michigan Public Health Institute, Center for Data Management and Translational Research, Okemos, Michigan, United States; (4) Alliance of Chicago Community Health Services, Clinical Informatics, Chicago, Illinois, United States; (5) The University of Michigan, School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 757-772  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-03-RA-0019

Optimization of Decision Support Tool using Medication Regimens to Assess Rehospitalization Risks
Research Article
C.H. Olson (1), M. Dierich (2), T. Adam (3), B.L. Westra (3)
(1) Biomedical Health Informatics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; (2) School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota; (3) Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 773-788  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0040

Physician beliefs about the impact of meaningful use of the EHR  A Cross-Sectional Study
Research Article
S. Emani (1), D.Y. Ting (2), M. Healey (1, 3), S.R. Lipsitz (1), A.S. Karson (4), J. S. Einbinder (1), L. Leinen (5), V. Suric (1), D.W. Bates (1, 6)
(1) Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (2) Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; (3) Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; (4) Decision Support Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; (5) Information Services, Partners HealthCare, Boston, MA, USA; (6) Department of Healthcare Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 789-801  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-05-RA-0050

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ACI Receives Impact Factor

ACI, Applied Clinical Informatics (Appl Clin Inform), Schattauer Publishers’ first weekly online journal, received its first impact factor for citations to papers published in 2012 and 2011 (IF 2013 = 0.386). ACI is an official eJournal of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems. ACI aims to establish a platform that allows sharing knowledge between clinical medicine and health IT specialists as well as bridging gaps between visionary design and successful and pragmatic deployment.

In a media release, the publishers write:  In the short time (just 5 years) since its launch as a pure digital journal in a highly specific scientific field, ACI has reached an impact factor and  has been included into the study guide of the American Board of Preventive Medicine for the Clinical informatics Board examination. (http://www.theabpm.org/applicationci/ci_studyguide.pdf). In October 2012, only 2 ½ years after its inception, ACI was accepted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine for inclusion in MEDLINE. PubMed has cataloged over 200 publications from ACI, with the majority of articles available as free full-text articles in PubMed Central and open-access articles available on the journals website (http://aci.schattauer.de/). ACI has a rigorous peer review process with blinding of submissions to reduce bias. Submissions to ACI have been free for authors and are handled since its launch by the high-end submission system ©ScholarOne (©Thomson Reuters) (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/acij). These factors in conjunction with a prestigious International editorial board and reviewer community assure a professional peer review, a reduction of bias towards authors from resource rich countries, and rapid publication after acceptance of a paper.

ACI is present on Facebook with around 830 likes (https://www.facebook.com/ACIJournal) and Twitter with almost 600 followers (https://twitter.com/ACI_Journal), offering the scientific community platforms to stay in touch and be informed on recent ACI publications as well as upcoming scientific events in their field.

Redesigned web portal of the journal – Schattauer publishers have used the occasion of receiving ACI‘s first impact factor for the launch of the journal’s redesigned web-portal (http://aci.schattauer.de/) with improved user navigation.

RELATED POST (http://wp.me/pvCUS-1ZS): Dr Gunther Eysenbach, Founding Editor and Publisher of JMIR, has once again provided a thorough report on the results in his blog article, from which the material here is extracted (read his full report/analysis at http://gunther-eysenbach.blogspot.ca/2014/07/impact-factors-2013-medical-informatics.html).

Medical Informatics Journals: 2013 Impact Factors

The latest (2013) Impact Factor reports for journals, including those in the Medical Informatics category, have recently been released by Thomson Reuters. Dr Gunther Eysenbach, Founding Editor and Publisher of JMIR, has once again provided a thorough report on the results in his blog article, from which the material here is extracted (read his full report/analysis at http://gunther-eysenbach.blogspot.ca/2014/07/impact-factors-2013-medical-informatics.html).

The Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR, www.jmir.org), the flagship journal of JMIR Publications, is again ranked as the journal with the highest impact factor in its discipline (a 2013 impact factor of 4.7). As Gunther writes “These results hold even if the impact factor is corrected for journal self-cites. The impact factor 2013 measures how often articles published in the last 2 years (2011-2012) were cited in 2013, and is (for better or worse) an important metric for academics when deciding where to submit their best work.”

The runner-up is JAMIA (http://jamia.bmj.com/), published by the BMJ Group for the American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), which has an impact factor of 3.932. Elsevier’s International Journal of Medical Informatics (http://www.ijmijournal.com/) has an impact factor  of 2.7, while other medical informatics journals include J Biomed Inform (just below 2.5), BMC Med Inform Decis (1.5), Meth Inform Med (1.1) and Applied Clinical Inform (0.386). This is the first year that ACI has had an impact factor.

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eTOC for ACI eJournal: 2014 Volume 5 (3), New Articles Available

New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (3)) are available.

+++ ACI now has an IMPACT FACTOR of 0,386. Looking forward to your submissions! +++

The Table of Contents below is online at www.aci-journal.org.

Remember, to submit your next manuscript online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/acij

Estimation of severe drug-drug interaction warnings by medical specialist groups for Austrian nationwide eMedication
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
C. Rinner (1), S. K. Sauter (1), L. M. Neuhofer (1), D. Edlinger (1), W. Grossmann (2), M. Wolzt (3), G. Endel (4), W. Gall (1)
(1) Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna; (2) Research Group Scientific Computing, University of Vienna; (3) Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna; (4) Main Association of Austrian Social Security Organizations, Vienna, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 603-611 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0030
In advance of the implementation of a nationwide eMedication system in Australia, this study sought to estimate the number of severe drug-drug interactions by medical specialist groups. Their findings suggest that different medical specialist groups will require support that’s customized to their workflows and practice needs.

The impact of adherence on costs and effectiveness of telemedical patient management in heart failure  – A systematic review
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
A. S. Hameed (1, 2), S. Sauermann (3), G. Schreier (2)
(1) Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University, Brno, Czech Republic; (2) Assistive Healthcare Information Technology, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Graz, Austria; (3) Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences Technikum Vienna, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 612-620 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0037
The cost-saving promises of telehealth depend on the system working adequately at all levels, including among patients. In this systematic review, the authors attempted to understand the impacts of adherence to recommended treatment on the costs and effectiveness of telemedicine. However, their findings suggest that little research has been done in the area and more will be needed.

JADE: A tool for medical researchers to explore adverse drug events using health claims data
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
D. Edlinger (1), S. K. Sauter (1), C. Rinner (1), L. M. Neuhofer (1), M. Wolzt (2), W. Grossmann (3), G. Endel (4), W. Gall (1)
(1) Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; (2) Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; (3) Research Group Scientific Computing, University of Vienna, Austria; (4) Main Association of Austrian Social Security Organizations, Vienna, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 621-629 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0036
Adverse drug events cause unnecessary harm to patients and costs to the medical system. In order to improve learning about adverse drug events, the authors designed a system to use medical claims data to identify and understand adverse drug events. They recommend their tool for researchers attempting to better capture adverse events.

Information needs for the OR and PACU electronic medical record
Research Article
V. Herasevich (1, 2), M. A. Ellsworth (3), J. R. Hebl (1), M. J. Brown (1), B. W. Pickering (1, 2)
(1) Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; (2) Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translation Research in Intensive Care (METRIC), Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN; (3) Division of Neonatal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 630-641 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-02-RA-0015
Information overload can be a substantial barrier to appropriate utilization of electronic health records. In this study, the authors sought to understand the needs anesthesia providers through surveys. Their findings suggest areas where anesthesia providers have varying requirements that will need to be met adequately by EHRs.

A Case Report in Health Information Exchange for Inter-organizational Patient Transfers
Case Report
Online Supplementary Material
J. E. Richardson (1), S. Malhotra (2), R. Kaushal (1), with the HITEC Investigators
(1) Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Centerfor Healthcare Informatics and Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative (HITEC), New York, USA; (2) Weill Cornell Physicians Organization, New York, NY
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 642-650 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-02-CR-0016
In this paper, the authors describe barriers and promoters to implementation of a health information exchange. Using interviews with key informants and providers, the authors identified barriers and promoters related to organizational, technical, and user-oriented issues. Their findings are instructive for others considering a similar process.

Actionable Recommendations in the Bright Futures Child Health Supervision Guidelines
Online Supplementary Material
S. M. E. Finnell (1, 2), J. L. Stanton (1), S. M. Downs (1, 2)
(1) Children’s Health Services Research, Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana; (2) Regenstrief Institute Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 651-659 dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-02-RA-0012
Recently, there has been a push to include the Bright Futures Child Health guidelines in electronic health records. However, computer implementation requires that guidelines be actionable. Therefore, in this study, the authors reviewed the Bright Futures guidelines to determine which, if any, are applicable.

Ontology Content Patterns as Bridge for the Semantic Representation of Clinical Information
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
C. Martínez-Costa (1), S. Schulz (1, 2)
(1) Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Documentation, Medical University of Graz, Austria; (2) Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, Freiburg University Medical Center, Germany
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 660-669
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0031
Interoperability of electronic health records depends on common semantics based on rigorous and precise modelling of clinical information. In this study, the authors apply ontology content patterns to and example of tobacco use. They show how ontology content patterns can be helpful, and also where open questions still remain on improving system interoperability.

Comprehensive electronic medical record implementation levels not associated with 30-day all-cause readmissions within Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure.
Research Article
M. E. Patterson (1), P. Marken (1), Y. Zhong (2), S. D. Simon (3), W. Ketcherside (4)
(1) Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy, Kansas City, Missouri; (2) Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas; (3) Department of Informatics Medicine and Personalized Health, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri; (4) Ketcherside Group, L.L.C., Kansas City, Missouri
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 670-684
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-01-RA-0008
In this study, the authors examined whether a comprehensive EHR helped reduce 30-day hospital readmission among heart failure patients. Though the aim of an EHR is to improve care and hopefully reduce re-admissions, the authors found that there was virtually no difference in re-admission rates between hospitals with and without comprehensive EHRs. Their findings demonstrate the need to devise mechanisms other than EHRs to reduce re-admission rates.

Computerized Provider Order Entry Reduces Length of Stay in a Community Hospital
Research Article
R. Schreiber (1), K. Peters (1, 2), S. H. Shaha (3, 4)
(1) Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill, PA; (2) Vibra Healthcare, Mechanicsburg, PA; (3) Center for Public Policy & Admin, Salt Lake City, UT; (4) Allscripts, Chicago, IL
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 3: 685-698
dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0029
Seeking to expand knowledge on how computerized provider order entry (CPOE) affects hospital length of stay and cost, literature for which has focused largely on university hospitals, these authors examined the effects of a CPOE system in a community hospital. Their findings suggest that a CPOE system can result in length of stay reductions and cost reductions for care.

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New articles of ACI – Applied Clinical Informatics (2014, Volume 5 (2)) are available, to complete the 21 articles in this issue.

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Crucial Factors for the Acceptance of a Computerized National Medication List  Insights into Findings from the Evaluation of the Austrian e-Medikation Pilot
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
W. O. Hackl (1), A. Hoerbst (2), G. Duftschmid (3), W. Gall (3), S. Janzek-Hawlat (3), M. Jung (1), K. Woertz (1), W. Dorda (3), E. Ammenwerth (1)
(1) Institute of Health Informatics, UMIT-University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria; (2) Research Division for eHealth and Telemedicine, UMIT, Hall in Tirol, Austria; (3) Section for Medical Information Management and Imaging, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics, and Intelligent Systems, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 527-537  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0032

A Proposal for an Austrian Nursing Minimum Data Set (NMDS)  A Delphi Study
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
R. Ranegger (1), W. O. Hackl (2), E. Ammenwerth (2)
(1) Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H., Management / Pflege, Austria; (2) Institute of Health Informatics, UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tirol, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 538-547  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0027

A toolbox to improve algorithms for insulin-dosing decision support
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
K. Donsa (1), P. Beck (1), J. Plank (2), L. Schaupp (2), J. K. Mader (2), T. Truskaller (1), B. Tschapeller (1), B. Höll (1), S. Spat (1), T. R. Pieber (1, 2)
(1) HEALTH – Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz, Austria; (2) Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 548-556  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0033

Development and validation of a computer-based algorithm to identify foreign-born patients with HIV infection from the electronic medical record
Research Article
J. Levison (1, 2, 3, 4, 5), V. Triant (1, 2, 3, 5), E. Losina (2, 3, 5, 6, 7), K. Keefe (2, 3, 5), K. Freedberg (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7), S. Regan (2, 3, 5)
(1) Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (2) Massachusetts General Hospital, Division of General Internal Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (3) Massachusetts General Hospital, Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (4) Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Infectious Diseases, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (5) Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (6) Boston University School of Public Health, Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States; (7) Harvard University Center for AIDS Research, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, Unites States
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 557-570  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-02-RA-0013

Evaluation of a Korean version of a tool for assessing the incorporation of human factors into a medication-related decision support system: the I-MeDeSA
Research Article
I. Cho (1, 2, 3), J. Lee (2, 3, 4, 5), H. Han (6), S. Phansalkar (2, 3, 7, 8), D. W. Bates (2, 3, 7)
(1) Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Inha University, Incheon, Korea; (2) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; (4) Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; (5) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; (6) Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea; (7) Partners Healthcare Systems, Wellesley, MA, USA; (8) Wolters Kluwer Health, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 571-588  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-01-RA-0005

Death, Taxes and Advance Directives
Invited Editorial
N. M. Wood (1), J. D D’Amore (2), S. L. Jones (3), D. F. Sittig (4), R. B. Ness (1)
(1) University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, United States; (2) Diameter Health, Newton, Massachusetts, United States; (3) Houston Methodist Hospital, Surgery, Houston, Texas, United States; (4) University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics and the UT-Memorial Hermann Center for Healthcare Quality & Safety, Houston, Texas
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 589-593  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-12-IE-0099

State Funding for Health Information Technology and Selected Ambulatory Healthcare Quality Measures
Research Article
L. M. Kern (1, 2, 3, 4), M. Silver (2, 4), R. Kaushal (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), with the HITEC Investigators
(1) Center for Healthcare Informatics and Policy, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (2) Department of Healthcare Policy and Research, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (3) Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (4) Health Information Technology Evaluation Collaborative, New York, NY.; (5) Department of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY.; (6) New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY.
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 594-602  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-12-RA-0108

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A Distribution-based Method for Assessing The Differences between Clinical Trial Target Populations and Patient Populations in Electronic Health Records
Research Article
Supplementary Material
C. Weng (1), Y. Li (2), P. Ryan (3, 4), Y. Zhang (5), F. Liu (1), J. Gao (6), J. T. Bigger (7), G. Hripcsak (1)
(1) Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032; (2) Department of Computer Science, City College of New York, New York, NY 10031; (3) Janssen Research and Development, Titusville, New Jersey, 08560; (4) Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics, New York, NY, 10032; (5) Department of Biostatistics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032; (6) Business School, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025; (7) Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 463-479  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2013-12-RA-0105

Relationship between documentation method and quality of chronic disease visit notes
Research Article
P. M. Neri (1), L. A. Volk (1), S. Samaha (1), S. E. Pollard (1), D. H. Williams (2), J. M. Fiskio (1), E. Burdick (2), S. T. Edwards (3, 4, 5), H. Ramelson (1, 2, 3), G. D. Schiff (2, 3), D. W. Bates (1, 2, 3)
(1) Information Systems, Partners Healthcare System, Wellesley, MA; (2) Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; (3) Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; (4) Massachusetts Veteran’s Epidemiology Research and Information Center, Veteran’s Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; (5) Section of General Internal Medicine, Veteran’s Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 480-490  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-01-RA-0007

Investigation of the Omaha System for Dentistry
Research Article
M. W. Jurkovich (1), M. Ophaug (2), S. Salberg (2), K. Monsen (3)
(1) St. Anthony, Minnesota, United States; (2) University of Minnesota, Nursing Informatics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; (3) University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 491-502  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-01-RA-0001

Telemonitoring of patients with Parkinson’s disease using inertia sensors
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
N. E. Piro (1), L. Baumann (1), M. Tengler (1), L. Piro (2), R. Blechschmidt-Trapp (1)
(1) Institute of Medical Engineering, University of Applied Science Ulm; (2) Faculty of Mathematics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 503-511  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0046

Structuring Clinical Workflows for Diabetes Care
An Overview of the OntoHealth Approach
Research Article
Special Topic: eHealth2014
M. Schweitzer (1), N. Lasierra (2), S. Oberbichler (1), I. Toma (2), A. Fensel (2), A. Hoerbst (1)
(1) UMIT – University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Research Division for eHealth and Telemedicine, Hall in Tirol, Austria; (2) University of Innsbruck, STI – Semantic Technology Institute, Innsbruck, Austria
Appl Clin Inform 2014 5 2: 512-526  dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-2014-04-RA-0039

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You may also find interesting information in the journal Methods of Information on Medicine (www.methods-online.com – also an IMIA Official Journal) and in the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

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  In addition, you can now export citations for ACI articles via the links at the end of each article.

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