Volume 13, Number 1, January / February 2006

The Practice of Informatics

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  John W. Loonsk, Sunanda R. McGarvey, Laura A. Conn, Jennifer Johnson: Implementation Brief: The Public Health Information Network (PHIN) Preparedness Initiative. 1-4
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  Nidhi R. Shah, Andrew C. Seger, Diane L. Seger, Julie M. Fiskio, Gilad J. Kuperman, Barry Blumenfeld, Elaine G. Recklet, David W. Bates, Tejal K. Gandhi: Application of Information Technology: Improving Acceptance of Computerized Prescribing Alerts in Ambulatory Care. 5-11
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  Catherine J. Staes, Sterling T. Bennett, R. Scott Evans, Scott P. Narus, Stanley M. Huff, John B. Sorensen: Technical Brief: A Case for Manual Entry of Structured, Coded Laboratory Data from Multiple Sources into an Ambulatory Electronic Health Record. 12-15
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  Anthony D. Harris, Jessina C. McGregor, Eli N. Perencevich, Jon P. Furuno, Jingkun Zhu, Dan E. Peterson, Joseph Finkelstein: Position Paper: The Use and Interpretation of Quasi-Experimental Studies in Medical Informatics. 16-23
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  Qing T. Zeng, Tony Tse: Viewpoint Paper: Exploring and Developing Consumer Health Vocabularies. 24-29

Original Investigations

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  Robert H. Dolin, Liora Alschuler, Sandy Boyer, Calvin Beebe, Fred M. Behlen, Paul V. Biron, Amnon Shabo Shvo: Model Formulation: HL7 Clinical Document Architecture, Release 2. 30-39
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  Steven Shea, Ruth S. Weinstock, Justin Starren, Jeanne A. Teresi, Walter Palmas, Lesley Field, Philip C. Morin, Robin Goland, Roberto E. Izquierdo, L. Thomas Wolff, Mohammed Ashraf, Charlyn Hilliman, Stephanie Silver, Suzanne Meyer, Douglas Holmes, Eva Petkova, Linnea Capps, Rafael A. Lantigua: Research Paper: A Randomized Trial Comparing Telemedicine Case Management with Usual Care in Older, Ethnically Diverse, Medically Underserved Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. 40-51
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  Dina Demner-Fushman, Barbara Few, Susan E. Hauser, George R. Thoma: Research Paper: Automatically Identifying Health Outcome Information in MEDLINE Records. 52-60
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  Jeffrey A. Linder, David W. Bates, Deborah H. Williams, Meghan A. Connolly, Blackford Middleton: Research Paper: Acute Infections in Primary Care: Accuracy of Electronic Diagnoses and Electronic Antibiotic Prescribing. 61-66
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  Saverio M. Maviglia, Catherine Yoon, David W. Bates, Gilad J. Kuperman: Research Paper: KnowledgeLink: Impact of Context-Sensitive Information Retrieval on Clinicians' Information Needs. 67-73
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  Thomas A. Lasko, Steven J. Atlas, Michael J. Barry, Henry C. Chueh: Research Paper: Automated Identification of a Physician's Primary Patients. 74-79
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  Qing T. Zeng, Jonathan Crowell, Robert M. Plovnick, Eunjung Kim, Long H. Ngo, Emily Dibble: Research Paper: Assisting Consumer Health Information Retrieval with Query Recommendations. 80-90
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  Saul N. Weingart, David M. Rind, Zachary Tofias, Daniel Z. Sands: Research Paper: Who Uses the Patient Internet Portal? The PatientSite Experience. 91-95
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  Elmer V. Bernstam, Jorge R. Herskovic, Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Constantin F. Aliferis, Madurai G. Sriram, William R. Hersh: Research Paper: Using Citation Data to Improve Retrieval from MEDLINE. 96-105
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  Eric W. Ford, Nir Menachemi, M. Thad Phillips: Research Paper: Predicting the Adoption of Electronic Health Records by Physicians: When Will Health Care be Paperless? 106-112

Editorial Comment

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  Randolph A. Miller, Torgny Groth, Arie Hasman, Reinhold Haux, Alexa T. McCray, Charles Safran, Edward H. Shortliffe: Editorial Comments: On Exemplary Scientific Conduct Regarding Submission of Manuscripts to Biomedical Informatics Journals. 113-114

Volume 13, Number 2, March / April 2006

The Practice of Informatics

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  Paul C. Tang, Joan S. Ash, David W. Bates, J. Marc Overhage, Daniel Z. Sands: White Paper: Personal Health Records: Definitions, Benefits, and Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Adoption. 121-126
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  G. Octo Barnett: Historical Perspectives: Report to the National Institutes of Health Division of Research Grants Computer Research Study Section on Computer Applications in Medical Communication and Information Retrieval Systems as Related to the Improvement of Patient Care and the Medical Record - September 26, 1966. 127-135
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  Donald A. B. Lindberg: Historical Perspectives: Commentary on G. Octo Barnett's Report to the Computer Research Study Section. 136-137
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  Heleen van der Sijs, Jos Aarts, Arnold Vulto, Marc Berg: Review Paper: Overriding of Drug Safety Alerts in Computerized Physician Order Entry. 138-147
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  Robyn Tamblyn, Allen Huang, Yuko Kawasumi, Gillian Bartlett, Roland M. Grad, André Jacques, Martin Dawes, Michal Abrahamowicz, Robert Perreault, Laurel Taylor, Nancy Winslade, Lise Poissant, Alain Pinsonneault: Application of Information Technology: The Development and Evaluation of an Integrated Electronic Prescribing and Drug Management System for Primary Care. 148-159
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  Christopher A. Cassa, Shaun J. Grannis, J. Marc Overhage, Kenneth D. Mandl: Application of Information Technology: A Context-sensitive Approach to Anonymizing Spatial Surveillance Data: Impact on Outbreak Detection. 160-165
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  William R. Hersh: Viewpoint Paper: Who are the Informaticians? What We Know and Should Know. 166-170

Original Investigations

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  Eta S. Berner, Thomas K. Houston, Midge N. Ray, Jeroan J. Allison, Gustavo R. Heudebert, W. Winn Chatham, John I. Kennedy Jr., Gerald L. Glandon, Patricia A. Norton, Myra A. Crawford, Richard S. Maisiak: Research Paper: Improving Ambulatory Prescribing Safety with a Handheld Decision Support System: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 171-179
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  Michael E. Matheny, Lucila Ohno-Machado, Frederic S. Resnic: Research Paper: Monitoring Device Safety in Interventional Cardiology. 180-187
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  Asli Ozdas, Theodore Speroff, L. Russell Waitman, Judy G. Ozbolt, Javed Butler, Randolph A. Miller: Research Paper: Integrating "Best of Care" Protocols into Clinicians' Workflow via Care Provider Order Entry: Impact on Quality-of-Care Indicators for Acute Myocardial Infarction. 188-196
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  Guy Paré, Claude Sicotte, Hélène Jacques: Research Paper: The Effects of Creating Psychological Ownership on Physicians' Acceptance of Clinical Information Systems. 197-205
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  Aaron M. Cohen, William R. Hersh, K. Peterson, Po-Yin Yen: Research Paper: Reducing Workload in Systematic Review Preparation Using Automated Citation Classification. 206-219
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  Deendayal Dinakarpandian, Yugyung Lee, Kartik Vishwanath, Rohini Lingambhotla: Model Formulation: MachineProse: An Ontological Framework for Scientific Assertions. 220-232
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  Patricia M. Corby, Titus Schleyer, Heiko Spallek, Thomas C. Hart, Robert J. Weyant, Andrea L. Corby, Walter A. Bretz: Case Report: Using Biometrics for Participant Identification in a Research Study: A Case Report. 233-235

Letters to the Editor

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  Elizabeth L. Heidt: Comment: Health Information Technology and Physician-Patient Interactions: Impact of Computers on Communication During Outpatient Primary Care Visits. 236
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  John Hsu: In Reply: Reply to "Health Information Technology and Physician-Patient Interactions: Impact of Computers on Communication During Outpatient Primary Care Visits". 237

Volume 13, Number 3, May / June 2006

The Practice of Informatics

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  John Halamka, Meg Aranow, Carl Ascenzo, David W. Bates, Kate Berry, Greg Debor, Jessica Fefferman, John Glaser, Jerilyn Heinold, John Stanley, Diane L. Stone, Thomas E. Sullivan, Micky Tripathi, Bruce Wilkinson: Viewpoint Paper: E-Prescribing Collaboration in Massachusetts: Early Experiences from Regional Prescribing Projects. 239-244
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  Jeffrey M. Ferranti, R. Clayton Musser, Kensaku Kawamoto, W. Ed Hammond: Viewpoint Paper: The Clinical Document Architecture and the Continuity of Care Record: A Critical Analysis. 245-252
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  William M. Tierney, Eduard J. Beck, Reed M. Gardner, Beverly Musick, Mark Shields, Naomi M. Shiyonga, Mark H. Spohr: Viewpoint Paper: Viewpoint: A Pragmatic Approach to Constructing a Minimum Data Set for Care of Patients with HIV in Developing Countries. 253-260
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  Rainu Kaushal, Ashish K. Jha, Calvin Franz, John Glaser, Kanaka D. Shetty, Tonushree Jaggi, Blackford Middleton, Gilad J. Kuperman, Ramin Khorasani, Milenko Tanasijevic, David W. Bates: Technology Evaluation: Return on Investment for a Computerized Physician Order Entry System. 261-266
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  Ayse P. Gurses, Yan Xiao: Review Paper: A Systematic Review of the Literature on Multidisciplinary Rounds to Design Information Technology. 267-276
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  S. Trent Rosenbloom, Randolph A. Miller, Kevin B. Johnson, Peter L. Elkin, Steven H. Brown: Review Paper: Interface Terminologies: Facilitating Direct Entry of Clinical Data into Electronic Health Record Systems. 277-288
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  Tahsin M. Kurç, Daniel Janies, Andrew D. Johnson, Stephen Langella, Scott Oster, Shannon Hastings, Farhat Habib, Terry Camerlengo, David Ervin, Ümit V. Çatalyürek, Joel H. Saltz: Application of Information Technology: An XML-based System for Synthesis of Data from Disparate Databases. 289-301
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  S. Trent Rosenbloom, XiaoFeng Qi, William R. Riddle, William E. Russell, Susan C. DonLevy, Dario A. Giuse, Aileen B. Sedman, S. Andrew Spooner: Application of Information Technology: Implementing Pediatric Growth Charts into an Electronic Health Record System. 302-308
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  Chenggang Yu, Zhenqiu Liu, Thomas M. McKenna, Andrew T. Reisner, Jaques Reifman: Application of Information Technology: A Method for Automatic Identification of Reliable Heart Rates Calculated from ECG and PPG Waveforms. 309-320
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  Julie M. Green, Jeffrey R. Wilcke, Jonathon Abbott, Loren P. Rees: Technical Brief: Development and Evaluation of Methods for Structured Recording of Heart Murmur Findings Using SNOMED-CT® Post-Coordination. 321-333

Original Investigations

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  Jennifer Y. Sun, Yao Sun: Research Paper: A System for Automated Lexical Mapping. 334-343
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  Titus Schleyer, Thankam Thyvalikakath, Heiko Spallek, Miguel H. Torres-Urquidy, Pedro Hernández Irwin, Jeannie Yuhaniak: Research Paper: Clinical Computing in General Dentistry. 344-352
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  Agha N. Khan, Stanley P. Griffith, Catherine Moore, Dorothy Russell, Arnulfo C. Rosario Jr., Jeanne Bertolli: Case Report: Standardizing Laboratory Data by Mapping to LOINC. 353-355

Special Features

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  Joseph W. Hales: Special Features: Presentation of the Morris F. Collen Award to Reed McArthur Gardner, PhD. 356-359
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  Daniel R. Masys: Special Features: American College of Medical Informatics Fellows and International Associates, 2005. 360-364

Editorial Comment

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  Mark E. Frisse: Editorial Comments: Comments on Return on Investment (ROI) As It Applies to Clinical Systems. 365-367

Volume 13, Number 4, July / August 2006

Focus on e-Prescribing

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  Gilad J. Kuperman, Richard M. Reichley, Thomas C. Bailey: Editorial Comments: Using Commercial Knowledge Bases for Clinical Decision Support: Opportunities, Hurdles, and Recommendations. 369-371
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  Peter M. Kilbridge, Udobi C. Campbell, Heidi B. Cozart, Maryam G. Mojarrad: Research Paper: Automated Surveillance for Adverse Drug Events at a Community Hospital and an Academic Medical Center. 372-377
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  Jessina C. McGregor, Elizabeth Weekes, Graeme N. Forrest, Harold C. Standiford, Eli N. Perencevich, Jon P. Furuno, Anthony D. Harris: Research Paper: Impact of a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System on Reducing Inappropriate Antimicrobial Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial. 378-384
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  James Judge, Terry S. Field, Martin DeFlorio, Jane Laprino, Jill Auger, Paula Rochon, David W. Bates, Jerry H. Gurwitz: Research Paper: Prescribers' Responses to Alerts During Medication Ordering in the Long Term Care Setting. 385-390
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  Kevin B. Johnson, Fern FitzHenry: Case Report: Case Report: Activity Diagrams for Integrating Electronic Prescribing Tools into Clinical Workflow. 391-395
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  Scott M. Strayer, David C. Slawson, Allen F. Shaughnessy: Case Report: Disseminating Drug Prescribing Information: The Cox-2 Inhibitors Withdrawals. 396-398
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  S. Trent Rosenbloom: Editorial Comments: Approaches to Evaluating Electronic Prescribing. 399-401

The Practice of Informatics

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  Joyce C. Niland, Layla Rouse, Douglas C. Stahl: White Paper: An Informatics Blueprint for Healthcare Quality Information Systems. 402-417
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  David L. Sanders, Dominik Aronsky: Review Paper: Biomedical Informatics Applications for Asthma Care: A Systematic Review. 418-427
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  Brian K. Hensel, George Demiris, Karen L. Courtney: Brief Review: Defining Obtrusiveness in Home Telehealth Technologies: A Conceptual Framework. 428-431
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  Nian Liu, Luis N. Marenco, Perry L. Miller: Application of Information Technology: ResourceLog: An Embeddable Tool for Dynamically Monitoring the Usage of Web-Based Bioscience Resources. 432-437

Original Investigations

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  Thomas H. Payne, Gail Graham: Model Formulation: Managing the Life Cycle of Electronic Clinical Documents. 438-445

Original Investigation

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  Yindalon Aphinyanaphongs, Alexander R. Statnikov, Constantin F. Aliferis: Research Paper: A Comparison of Citation Metrics to Machine Learning Filters for the Identification of High Quality MEDLINE Documents. 446-455

Original Investigations

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  InSook Cho, Hyeoun-Ae Park: Research Paper: Evaluation of the Expressiveness of an ICNP-based Nursing Data Dictionary in a Computerized Nursing Record System. 456-464

Volume 13, Number 5, September 2006

The Practice of Informatics

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  Dean F. Sittig, Joan S. Ash, Robert S. Ledley: Historical perspective: The Story Behind the Development of the First Whole-body Computerized Tomography Scanner as Told by Robert S. Ledley. 465-469

The practice of Informatics

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  Charles P. Schade, Frank M. Sullivan, Simon de Lusignan, Jean Madeley: Viewpoint Paper: e-Prescribing, Efficiency, Quality: Lessons from the Computerization of UK Family Practice. 470-475

The Practice of Informatics

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  David R. Lairson, Yu-Chia Chang, Judith L. Bettencourt, Sally W. Vernon, Anthony Greisinger: Methods Paper: Estimating Development Cost for a Tailored Interactive Computer Program to Enhance Colorectal Cancer Screening Compliance. 476-484
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  Salvatore Corrao, Daniela Colomba, Sabrina Arnone, Christiano Argano, Tiziana Di Chiara, Rosario Scaglione, Giuseppe Licata: Technical Brief: Improving Efficacy of PubMed Clinical Queries for Retrieving Scientifically Strong Studies on Treatment. 485-487

Focus on Automated Categorization Technique

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  William R. Hersh, Henning Müller, Jeffery R. Jensen, Jianji Yang, Paul N. Gorman, Patrick Ruch: Model Formulation: Advancing Biomedical Image Retrieval: Development and Analysis of a Test Collection. 488-496
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  Hongfang Liu, Zhang-Zhi Hu, Manabu Torii, Cathy H. Wu, Carol Friedman: Research Paper: Quantitative Assessment of Dictionary-based Protein Named Entity Tagging. 497-507
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  Rita Kukafka, Michael E. Bales, Ann Burkhardt, Carol Friedman: Research Paper: Human and Automated Coding of Rehabilitation Discharge Summaries According to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. 508-515
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  Serguei V. S. Pakhomov, James D. Buntrock, Christopher G. Chute: Research Paper: Automating the Assignment of Diagnosis Codes to Patient Encounters Using Example-based and Machine Learning Techniques. 516-525
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  Xinghua Lu, Bin Zheng, Atulya Velivelli, ChengXiang Zhai: Research Paper: Enhancing Text Categorization with Semantic-enriched Representation and Training Data Augmentation. 526-535

Focus on Automated Categorization Techniquelation

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  Rachel L. Richesson, James E. Andrews, Jeffrey P. Krischer: Research Paper: Use of SNOMED CT to Represent Clinical Research Data: A Semantic Characterization of Data Items on Case Report Forms in Vasculitis Research. 536-546

Original Investigations

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  Emily M. Campbell, Dean F. Sittig, Joan S. Ash, Ken P. Guappone, Richard H. Dykstra: Research Paper: Types of Unintended Consequences Related to Computerized Provider Order Entry. 547-556
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  Claude Sicotte, Guy Paré, Marie-Pierre Moreault, André Paccioni: Research Paper: A Risk Assessment of Two Interorganizational Clinical Information Systems. 557-566
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  Midge N. Ray, Thomas K. Houston, Feliciano B. Yu, Nir Menachemi, Richard S. Maisiak, Jeroan J. Allison, Eta S. Berner: Research Paper: Development and Testing of a Scale to Assess Physician Attitudes about Handheld Computers with Decision Support. 567-572
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  Jonathan Leviss, Richard Kremsdorf, Mariam F. Mohaideen: Research Paper: The CMIO - A New Leader for Health Systems. 573-578

Letters to the Editor

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  Vinod K. Podichetty, Eric Varley: Comment: e-Talking to Patients: Connecting with the Health Care Consumer. 579
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  Saul N. Weingart, Daniel Z. Sands, David M. Rind: In reply: Reply to "e-Talking to Patients: Connecting with the Health Care Consumer". 580

Volume 13, Number 6, November / December 2006

The Practice of Informatics

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  Eric G. Poon, Barry Blumenfeld, Claus Hamann, Alexander Turchin, Erin Graydon-Baker, Patricia C. McCarthy, John Poikonen, Perry Mar, Jeffrey L. Schnipper, Robert K. Hallisey, Sandra Smith, Christine McCormack, Marilyn D. Paterno, Christopher M. Coley, Andrew S. Karson, Henry C. Chueh, Cheryl Van Putten, Sally G. Millar, Margaret Clapp, Ishir Bhan, Gregg S. Meyer, Tejal K. Gandhi, Carol A. Broverman: Application of Information Technology: Design and Implementation of an Application and Associated Services to Support Interdisciplinary Medication Reconciliation Efforts at an Integrated Healthcare Delivery Network. 581-592
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  R. Brian Haynes, Jennifer Holland, Chris Cotoi, R. James McKinlay, Nancy L. Wilczynski, Leslie A. Walters, Dawn Jedras, Rick Parrish, K. Ann McKibbon, Amit X. Garg, Stephen D. Walter: Application of Information Technology: McMaster PLUS: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial of an Intervention to Accelerate Clinical Use of Evidence-based Information from Digital Libraries. 593-600
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  John Halamka, Ari Juels, Adam Stubblefield, Jonathan Westhues: Technology Evaluation: The Security Implications of VeriChip Cloning. 601-607

Review Paper

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  Jessica S. Ancker, Yalini Senathirajah, Rita Kukafka, Justin B. Starren: The Practice of Informatics: Design Features of Graphs in Health Risk Communication: A Systematic Review. 608-618

The Practice of Informatics

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  Jeffrey M. Rothschild, Edward Fang, Vincent Liu, Irina Litvak, Cathy Yoon, David W. Bates: Technical Brief: Use and Perceived Benefits of Handheld Computer-based Clinical References. 619-626

Original Investigations

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  Michael A. Rubin, Kim Bateman, Sharon Donnelly, Gregory J. Stoddard, Kurt Stevenson, Reed M. Gardner, Matthew H. Samore: Research Paper: Use of a Personal Digital Assistant for Managing Antibiotic Prescribing for Outpatient Respiratory Tract Infections in Rural Communities. 627-634
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  S. Blake Wachter, Ken Johnson, Robert Albert, Noah Syroid, Frank Drews, Dwayne R. Westenskow: Research Paper: The Evaluation of a Pulmonary Display to Detect Adverse Respiratory Events Using High Resolution Human Simulator. 635-642
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  Joanne L. Callen, Johanna I. Westbrook, Jeffrey Braithwaite: Research Paper: The Effect of Physicians' Long-term Use of CPOE on Their Test Management Work Practices. 643-652
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  K. Ann McKibbon, Douglas B. Fridsma: Research Paper: Effectiveness of Clinician-selected Electronic Information Resources for Answering Primary Care Physicians' Information Needs. 653-659
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  Suzanne Bakken, Lorena Grullon-Figueroa, Roberto E. Izquierdo, Nam-Ju Lee, Philip C. Morin, Walter Palmas, Jeanne A. Teresi, Ruth S. Weinstock, Steven Shea, Justin Starren: Research Paper: Development, Validation, and Use of English and Spanish Versions of the Telemedicine Satisfaction and Usefulness Questionnaire. 660-667
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  Jan Tore Lium, Hallvard Lærum, Tom Schulz, Arild Faxvaag: Research Paper: From the Front Line, Report from a Near Paperless Hospital: Mixed Reception Among Health Care Professionals. 668-675
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  Hua Min, Yehoshua Perl, Yan Chen, Michael Halper, James Geller, Yue Wang: Research Paper: Auditing as Part of the Terminology Design Life Cycle. 676-690
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  Alexander Turchin, Nikheel S. Kolatkar, Richard W. Grant, Eric C. Makhni, Merri L. Pendergrass, Jonathan S. Einbinder: Case Report: Using Regular Expressions to Abstract Blood Pressure and Treatment Intensification Information from the Text of Physician Notes. 691-695
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  Berry de Bruijn, Ann Cranney, Siobhan O'Donnell, Joel D. Martin, Alan J. Forster: Case Report: Identifying Wrist Fracture Patients with High Accuracy by Automatic Categorization of X-ray Reports. 696-698