introduction: patient- centered and perspective approach which prefers prevention to cure, to improve and promote the services and care, not only recognizes free flow of patient’s information, but also concurrently is concerned about maintaining security and privacy as an important feature of health care system. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the level of accessibility and privacy of...

The goal of this project is to develop an interactive, Web-based Prognostigram program for adult patients with newly diagnosed cancer. The prognostic program creates individualized survival curves based on the Cox Proportional Hazards model of survival data from Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) Oncology Data Services (ODS) and SEER*Stat (National Cancer Institute, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and En...

Some people feel that they pass too much gas from below (flatulence) or burp too frequently, both of which can be a source of embarrassment and can be uncomfortable. However, most people who complain of excessive gas do not produce more than the average person. Instead, they probably have increased awareness of normal amounts of gas. On the other hand, several foods and certain medical conditio...

Several treatments and therapies are available for IBS. These measures help alleviate symptoms, but do not cure the condition. The chronic nature of IBS and the challenge of controlling its symptoms can be frustrating for both patients and doctors. Treatment is more likely to be successful when a person gathers information about IBS and works closely with his or her doctor to tailor a treatment...

Clinical documentation captured in a patient's record provides health care personnel with information that can be used to guide patient care. Data collected in electronic health records can be accessed and aggregated across the health care delivery system to enhance the safety, quality, and efficacy of care. The updated AORN "Guideline for patient information management" provides guidance to pe...

The quality of health care depends, among others, on the quality of a physician's domain knowledge. Since it is impossible to keep up with all new findings and developments, physicians usually have gaps in their domain knowledge. To handle exceptional cases, access to the full range of medical literature is required. The specific literature needed for appropriate treatment of the patient is des...

Based on field studies of work at the surgical department of a university hospital, we propose ideas for enhancing the visualization of, and collaboration on, patient information. As several specialized physicians are connected to a case for a time period of several weeks or months, we have identified the need for physicians to quickly visualize only the relevant information on a case, as well ...