EHR systems have evolved from management of medical and patient records to the management of comprehensive health records including information about any observed health states e.g., social, economic and environmental conditions; and process such as public health surveillance, health promotion, prevention, education, etc. The paper discusses the analysis and design of Electronic Public Health R...

In an article by Anderson and colleagues in this issue of Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, the 2009 Remote Automated Laboratory System Report describes the use of a proprietary software application in 576 United States hospital benchmark subscribers, permitting blood glucose surveillance. The Program for the Treatment of the Hospitalized Diabetic Patient was initiated at Edith Wolfso...

The US Government is mandating a transition from paperbased patient record systems to electronic medical record systems (EMR), as well as an adopting of the personal health record (PHR). This research seeks to employ nonclinical IT adoption models in a clinical setting to understand how the legal governances, incentives and penalties, and unremitting changes in requirements impact the adoption ...

Introduction Materials property characterization is central to nearly all facets of medical device design, production, and pre or post-use testing. Material properties are routinely evaluated to meet needs in R&D & quality assurance, and to obtain regulatory approval for sale. Devices that have been used clinically or experimentally are also routinely analyzed to better understand mechanisms of...

Machines of Systems Biology

INTRODUCTION Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is recommended for average-risk adults age 50 and older, yet half of eligible US adults are not current. This case study of highest performing practices within the Colorectal Screening in Primary Care study (C-TRIP) explains practice strategies used and provides a model for improving CRC screening in primary care. METHODS A case study design was ...

This research used a text data mining technique to extract useful information from nursing records within Electronic Medical Records. Although nursing records provide a complete account of a patient’s information, they are not being fully utilized. Such relevant information as laboratory results and remarks made by doctors and nurses is not always considered. Knowledge concerning the condition ...