The Virtual Hospital.
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The world of Cybermedix.
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Knowledge engineering of expert systems for nursing.
Expert system technology and its derivatives will be core components of future health care information systems. Nursing presently lacks sufficient knowledge engineering resources to develop and implement expert system technology productively. In this article, knowledge engineering and its implications for nursing are described.
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Life after conversion to mainframe Unix.
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[10 years of medical-hospital data processing. Returns, answers, hazards or benefits of technology serving mankind].
The medical data processing has been introduced 10 years ago in the city hospital of Neuchâtel. The application includes a problem oriented electronic medical record, software assistance for diagnoses coding, diagnostic and therapeutic files, access to Medline, specific applications for intensive care and neonatology, and also a medical server meant for exchanging data with general practitioners and other hospitals. The reliability, the security and the usefulness of the application are discussed, as well as the orientation of the new application, being developed at present, is described. The physicians, i.e. today users, must prepare themselves the applications for the coming years. The treatment of the medical data must be optimal and also make the personal relationship between the physician and his patient easier.
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Probability graphics support for medical reasoning.
Graphic displays of data from clinical observations and laboratory testing provide important support to the health practitioner in managing an increasing amount of complex information. A graphic display program is described that preserves much of the context of data that is important to their evaluation, and that maintains a sense of the strength of the signal when aberrant data are encountered.
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Incorporating data from dissimilar programs.
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Methods for assessing information needs of clinicians in ambulatory care.
Clinical information systems that provide physicians with relevant information at the time and place where decisions are being made can positively affect the quality and cost of health care. We have developed an assessment methodology to study clinicians' information needs in the context of the work flow and operational constraints of the ambulatory care practice environment. We employed a combination of methods, including observational studies, process flowcharting, semi-structured interviews, and surveys to comprehensively define clinicians' needs. Results from our study point to functional requirements not commonly found in hospital-based systems, such as access to problem lists and medications, computer-based support for health-care team communications, and patient-specific instructions and education.
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The architecture of a distributed medical dictionary.
Exploiting high-speed computer networks to provide a national medical information infrastructure is a goal for medical informatics. The Distributed Medical Dictionary under development at Baylor College of Medicine is a model for an architecture that supports collaborative development of a distributed online medical terminology knowledge-base. A prototype is described that illustrates the concept. Issues that must be addressed by such a system include high availability, acceptable response time, support for local idiom, and control of vocabulary.
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Computer mediated learning experiences spanning the globe: a pilot study between schools of nursing in the United States and the Netherlands.
The use of telecommunications in health care, education, and our daily lives has become a popular topic in both the professional and lay literature. The promise of the "Information Superhighway" and the expanded use of the Internet by other professionals have precipitated the examination of computer mediated communication as an instructional tool that transcends geographic boundaries and time barriers. This paper will discuss the development and implementation of a pilot project to foster collaborative learning experiences for nursing students between two schools of nursing in two different countries. The pilot is framed within the context of a Global Collaborative Learning Project in Nursing Informatics. A pilot project was initiated between the Schools of Nursing at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Hogeschool Holland during the 1994-95 academic year. Each school taught a nursing informatics course and assignments were designed to allow students from each school to participate in a collaborative learning experience. The presentation will highlight the outcomes of this pilot project and project future plans.
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Experts explore emerging information technologies' effects on medicine.
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Telepreventive medicine.
There have been dramatic improvements in health during the past 50 years, and public health measures have made a major contribution. Much of public health consists of information transfer. The application of telecommunications technology to public health and preventive medicine would enhance our ability to transmit information and improve global health. The idea of telemedicine has received considerable attention but has not thus far included preventive medicine. We have outlined a global electronic health network with seven main components: connectivity, telemonitoring of disease, "distance education" for public health workers, electronic connection of nongovernment organizations, a combined degree in public health and communications, an electronic scientific research server, and a home page on the World Wide Web. A commitment to the integration of telecommunications and public health holds great promise for improving the health status of the world's population.
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Use of computers by general practitioners for patient education.
The need for patient education in general practice is increasing due to patient expectations and the changing nature of general practice. Computers have the potential to enhance the interaction between general practitioners and their patients and can enable patient education to be carried out efficiently and effectively. A number of computerised patient education tools are already available for use in general practice. The role of the Internet in patient education may also prove to be important.
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On the heuristic nature of medical decision-support systems.
In the realm of medical decision-support systems, the term "heuristic systems" is often considered to be synonymous with "medical artificial intelligence systems" or with "systems employing informal model(s) of problem solving". Such a view may be inaccurate and possibly impede the conceptual development of future systems. This article examines the nature of heuristics and the levels at which heuristic solutions are introduced during system design and implementation. The authors discuss why heuristics are ubiquitous in all medical decision-support systems operating at non-trivial domains, and propose a unifying definition of heuristics that encompasses formal and ad hoc systems. System developers should be aware of the heuristic nature of all problem solving done in complex real world domains, and characterize their own use of heuristics in describing system development and implementation.
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We are all digital.
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Value-adding information: virtual conferencing, a telecommunication pathway to the future.
The information or digital age has turned information communication upside down and inside out. This article describes use of the Internet and World Wide Web information flow and communication for a virtual professional health national event, in Australia. The stored information and subsequent dialogue were available nationally and internationally, making the telecommunication conference a global one. Defined are the background, vision, and assumptions on which the conceptual conference structure was ultimately designed, implemented, and evaluated, including the implications for value-adding nursing information.
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[The role of documentation services in scientific production].
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Information management in nursing.
The information technology environment is here to stay. Computers are the devices being used to manage the extension of care out of hospitals and into the community. Nurses are the focal point of clinical documentation because they access patient data most often. Nurses know what information is needed and seek ways to collect that information. Nurses can dictate the type of data collected and how that data is presented to allow the most appropriate, well-informed decisions possible. Nurses have the knowledge to make decisions, and with information management skills, we will have the means to communicate that knowledge to others.
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