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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Anastasios Koutsos PhD
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the design, development, implementation, use, and evaluation of health information technologies and decision-making within the healthcare setting.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (ISSN 1472-6947) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :28
The application of a data mining algorithm to patient records and physicians' prescriptions can identify knowledge gaps in available clinical guidelines and provide supplementary information to complete guideline recommendations.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :24
A novel definition of the terminology for the different disciplines encompassed by biomedical informatics and health information technology is proposed, with the aim of stirring debate and stimulating consensus on their meaning and use.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :18
Modelled estimates of survival with and without mammography question the life saving benefits of breast cancer screening. Accompanying commentaries from Stephen Duffy and Michael Retsky debate the controversial findings of this research.
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Archetype-based conversion of EHR content models: pilot experience with a regional EHR system Rong Chen, Gunnar O Klein, Erik Sundvall, Daniel Karlsson, Hans Ahlfeldt BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :33 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A case for using grid architecture for state public health informatics: the Utah perspective Catherine J Staes, Wu Xu, Samuel D LeFevre, Ronald C Price, Scott P Narus, Adi Gundlapalli, Robert Rolfs, Barry Nangle, Matthew Samore, Julio C Facelli BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :32 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Security and privacy requirements for a multi-institutional cancer research data grid: an interview-based study Frank J. Manion, Robert J. Robbins, William A. Weems, Rebecca S. Crowley BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :31 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Substantial reduction of inappropriate tablet splitting with computerised decision support: a prospective intervention study assessing potential benefit and harm Renate Quinzler, Simon PW Schmitt, Maria Pritsch, Jens Kaltschmidt, Walter E Haefeli BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :30 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Beyond the EPR: Complementary roles of the hospital-wide electronic health record and clinical departmental systems Eivind Vedvik, Aksel H Tjora, Arild Faxvaag BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :29 (12 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Using data mining techniques to explore physicians' therapeutic decisions when clinical guidelines do not provide recommendations: methods and example for type 2 diabetes Massoud Toussi, Jean-Baptiste Lamy, Philippe Le Toumelin, Alain Venot BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :28 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Data correction pre-processing for electronically stored blood culture results: Implications on microbial spectrum and empiric antibiotic therapy Ojan Assadian, Magda Diab-Elschahawi, Athanasios Makristathis, Alexander Blacky, Walter Koller, Klaus-Peter Adlassnig BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :27 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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How should risk be communicated to children: a cross-sectional study comparing different formats of probability information Fiona Ulph, Ellen Townsend, Cris Glazebrook BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :26 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Different patient case mix by applying the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS sepsis definitions instead of the 1992 ACCP/SCCM sepsis definitions in surgical patients: a retrospective observational study Manfred Weiss, Markus Huber-Lang, Michael Taenzer, Karl Traeger, Juergen Altherr, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Marion Schneider BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :25 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
A stimulus to define informatics and health information technology William Hersh BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :24 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology article
Error statistics of hidden Markov model and hidden Boltzmann model results Lee A Newberg BMC Bioinformatics 2009, 10 :212 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Artificial arterial blood pressure artifact models and an evaluation of a robust blood pressure and heart rate estimator Qiao Li, Roger G Mark, Gari D Clifford BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
Development of an automated speech recognition interface for personal emergency response systems Melinda Hamill, Vicky Young, Jennifer Boger, Alex Mihailidis Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6 :26 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The use of Average Pavlov Ratio to predict the risk of post operative upper limb palsy after posterior cervical decompression Koon-Man Sieh, Siu-Man Leung, Judy Suk Yee Lam, Kai Yin Cheung, Kwai Yau Fung Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4 :24 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An exploration of how guideline developer capacity and guideline actionability influence implementation and adoption: study protocol Anna R Gagliardi, Melissa C Brouwers, Valerie A Palda, Louise Lemieux-Charles, Jeremy M Grimshaw Implementation Science 2009, 4 :36 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Systematic Review
A critical review of the research literature on Six Sigma, Lean and StuderGroup's Hardwiring Excellence in the United States: the need to demonstrate and communicate the effectiveness of transformation strategies in healthcare Joshua R Vest, Larry D Gamm Implementation Science 2009, 4 :35 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A simple method for co-segregation analysis to evaluate the pathogenicity of unclassified variants; BRCA1 and BRCA2 as an example Leila Mohammadi, Maaike P Vreeswijk, Rogier Oldenburg, Ans van den Ouweland, Jan C Oosterwijk, Annemarie H van der Hout, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Marjolijn Ligtenberg, Margreet G Ausems, Rob B van der Luijt, Charlotte J Dommering, Johan J Gille, Senno Verhoef, Frans B Hogervorst, Theo A van Os, Encarna Gomez Garcia, Marinus J Blok, Juul TH Wijnen, Quinta Helmer, Peter Devilee, Christi J van Asperen, Hans C van Houwelingen BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :211 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Abnormal auditory ERP N100 in children with dyslexia: comparison with their control siblings Charalabos Papageorgiou, Giorgos A Giannakakis, Konstantina S Nikita, Dimitris Anagnostopoulos, George N Papadimitriou, Andreas Rabavilas Behavioral and Brain Functions 2009, 5 :26 (26 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Brain classification reveals the right cerebellum as the best biomarker of dyslexia Cyril R Pernet, Jean Baptiste Poline, Jean Francois Demonet, Guillaume A Rousselet BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :67 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Medical decision making for patients with Parkinson disease under Average Cost Criterion John E Goulionis, Athanassios Vozikis Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2009, 6 :15 (24 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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