Source: Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters Content: “Doctors order fewer lab tests when they have access to a patient’s electronic medical records, according to a new study, but the efficiency may be confined to state-of-the-art records exchanges for now.
The new study is based on the experience of two hospitals — Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General [...]Source: Hebel E et al, Archives of Internal Medicine, 172(6) Content: Sharing of patient information between health care providers, including through health information exchanges (HIEs), has been proposed as one of the essential changes to improve the quality and efficiency of the health care system in the United States. It has been estimated that HIEs [...]Source: Kathleen Roney, Becker's Hospital Review Content: “Montefiore Medical Center in New York City is among the first hospitals in the country to reach 100 percent implementation of computerized physician order entry. The hospital-wide launch occurred from 1998 to 2000. According to Jack Wolf, vice president and CIO of Montefiore, “Montefiore is a very complex [...]Source: Dregan A et al, BMC Medical Research Methodology, 11 Content: BACKGROUND
Electronic patient records are generally coded using extensive sets of codes but the significance of the utilisation of individual codes may be unclear. Item response theory (IRT) models are used to characterise the psychometric properties of items included in tests and questionnaires. This study [...]Source: Kyle Murphy, EHR Intelligence Content: “Canadian newspaper The StarPhoenix reported yesterday that a government investigation was under way to review the improper destruction by eHealth Saskatchewan of 44 computers containing electronic health records (EHRs). Although the incident concerns the Canadian health industry specifically, it also represents a cautionary tale for American health care providers [...]Source: Douglas S. McNair, Cerner Blog Content: “The promise of timely and reliable evidence in sufficient quantities to statistically ‘power’ health care decisions depends on its quality, its interoperable ontological mapping of concepts (so that “apples” are really “apples”) and on the accessibility of the data on which to base discoveries and conclusions. These aspects [...]Source: Beth Walsh, CMIO Content: “Is 2012 truly the big year for health information exchange (HIE)? The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) seems to think so, as does the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC).
HIMSS held a one-day symposium during its annual conference last month called “HIE: The Year of [...]Source: Craig Byer, Health IT Pulse Content: “While the health care industry has previously seen a mobile health program outreach to pregnant women and substance abusers through text messages, a similar initiative could be in the works for HIV patients after a study by Cochrane Systematic Review revealed potential benefits of text messages.
Millions of [...]Source: Dan Bowman, FierceHealthIT Content: “A pair of recently published reports assess the expected financial value of the patient monitoring market both on a national and a global scale. In the U.S., an iDataResearch report predicts, the patient monitoring market will be worth nearly $4.2 billion by 2018. Meanwhile, its worldwide counterpart is expected to [...]Source: Medical News Today Content: “Like the colorful temporary tattoos that children stick to their arms for fun, people may one day put thin “electronic skin” patches onto their arms to wirelessly diagnose health problems or deliver treatments. A scientist reported on the development of “electronic skin” that paves the way for such innovations at [...]Source: Michael Crosnick, HitechAnswers Content: “Staff members of physician practices have varying responses to organizational and process change. Some will adjust quickly, others will assume a wait and see attitude, and some may passively (or even actively) resist the move to an EHR. This is why communicating an EHR implementation plan is crucial. To this [...]
Whether you are a beginner in the field or an expert in statistics, the article by Dubey and Rajaram, 5 Common Mistakes People Make in the Name of Statistical Analysis, is a must read. The paper starts with this excellent example:
“Imagine you are a regional sales head for a major retailer in U.S. and you [...]
The book from Robert Nisbet, John Elder and Gary Miner is a fresh addition to any data miner library. First surprise: the book is in full colors with a lot of pictures which is a good point. With a focus on data mining applications, the book also covers introduction and more profound data mining concepts. [...]