Journal of Medical Systems, Volume 33

Volume 33, Number 1, February 2009

• Guy Paré, Michael D. Wybo, Charles Delannoy:
  Barriers to Open Source Software Adoption in Quebec's Health Care Organizations. 1-7
  
• Niyazi Kilic, Osman N. Uçan, Onur Osman:
  Colonic Polyp Detection in CT Colonography with Fuzzy Rule Based 3D Template Matching. 9-18
  
• Fan Wu, Pei-Ran Sun, His-Kun Ke, Hsieh-Hong Huang, Yungyen Chiang:
  A Study of Pre-Decision Evaluation Using Influence Diagram: An Estimation of the Benefits of Influenza Vaccination. 19-25
  
• Alexander Kolker:
  Process Modeling of ICU Patient Flow: Effect of Daily Load Leveling of Elective Surgeries on ICU Diversion. 27-40
  
• Jeong-Whan Lee, Kang-Hwi Lee, Young-Jae Lee, Lee-Yon Hong, Dong-Jun Kim, Kyeong-Seop Kim, Bongsoo Lee, Myoungho Lee:
  Reusable Electrical Activity of the Heart Monitoring Patch for Mobile/Ubiquitous Healthcare. 41-46
  
• Telmo Fonseca, Cristina Ribeiro, Cristina Granja:
  Vital Signs in Intensive Care: Automatic Acquisition and Consolidation into Electronic Patient Records. 47-57
  
• Scott Weber, Karen L. Courtney, Mary Benham-Hutchins:
  Decision Support in Multi-Professional Communication. 59-65
  
• Uçman Ergün:
  The Classification of Obesity Disease in Logistic Regression and Neural Network Methods. 67-72
  
• Ahmed Wasif Reza, Chantra Eswaran, Subhas Hati:
  Automatic Tracing of Optic Disc and Exudates from Color Fundus Images Using Fixed and Variable Thresholds. 73-80
  

Volume 33, Number 2, April 2009

• Steven D. Culler, James Jose, Susan Kohler, Paula J. Edwards, Ansley D. Dee, François Sainfort, Kimberly Rask:
  Implementing a Pharmacy System: Facilitators and Barriers. 81-90
  
• Jainn-Shiun Chiu, Yuh-Feng Wang, Yu-Cheih Su, Ling-Huei Wei, Jian-Guo Liao, Yu-Chuan Li:
  Artificial Neural Network to Predict Skeletal Metastasis in Patients with Prostate Cancer. 91-100
  
• Mahmut Tokmakçi, Nuri Erdogan:
  Investigation of the Arterial Stiffness on Renal Artery Doppler Sonograms. 101-106
  
• Seyfettin Noyan Ogulata, Cenk Sahin, Rizvan Erol:
  Neural Network-Based Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Classification of Primary Generalized Epilepsy by EEG Signals. 107-112
  
• Elif Derya Übeyli:
  Medical Informatics: A Model Developed for Diabetes Education Via Telemedicine. 113-119
  
• Fahim Sufi, Ibrahim Khalil:
  A New Feature Detection Mechanism and Its Application in Secured ECG Transmission with Noise Masking. 121-132
  
• Hui-Mei Hsu, Ying-Hui Hou, I-Chiu Chang, David C. Yen:
  Factors Influencing Computer Literacy of Taiwan and South Korea Nurses. 133-139
  
• Joanna M. Y. Tan, E. Y. K. Ng, U. Rajendra Acharya, Louis G. Keith, Jim Holmes:
  Comparative Study on the Use of Analytical Software to Identify the Different Stages of Breast Cancer Using Discrete Temperature Data. 141-153
  
• Gerald-Mark Breen, Thomas T. H. Wan, Ning Jackie Zhang, Shriram S. Marathe, Binyam K. Seblega, Seung Chun Paek:
  Improving Doctor-Patient Communication: Examining Innovative Modalities Vis-à-vis Effective Patient-Centric Care Management Technology. 155-162
  

Volume 33, Number 3, June 2009

• Jagadish Nayak, P. Subbanna Bhat, U. Rajendra Acharya, M. Sathish Kumar:
  Efficient Storage and Transmission of Digital Fundus Images with Patient Information Using Reversible Watermarking Technique and Error Control Codes. 163-171
  
• Anup Kumar Keshri, Rakesh Kumar Sinha, Rajesh Hatwal, Barda Nand Das:
  Epileptic Spike Recognition in Electroencephalogram Using Deterministic Finite Automata. 173-179
  
• Nicole Ernstmann, Oliver Ommen, Melanie Neumann, Antje Hammer, Raymond Voltz, Holger Pfaff:
  Primary Care Physician's Attitude Towards the GERMAN e-Health Card Project - Determinants and Implications. 181-188
  
• Fatma Latifoglu, Sadik Kara, Erkan Imal:
  Comparison of Short-Time Fourier Transform and Eigenvector MUSIC Methods Using Discrete Wavelet Transform for Diagnosis of Atherosclerosis. 189-197
  
• Nasrollah Ghahramani, Irina Lendel, Rehan Haque, Kathryn Sawruk:
  User Satisfaction with Computerized Order Entry System and Its Effect on Workplace Level of Stress. 199-205
  
• U. Rajendra Acharya, E. Y. K. Ng, Gerk Chang Yee, Tan Jian Hua, Manjunath Kagathi:
  Analysis of Normal Human Eye with Different Age Groups using Infrared Images. 207-213
  
• Yu-Chi Tung, Ming-Chin Yang:
  How to Effectively Implement an Indicator System to Improve Performance from a Management Perspective: The Case of Taiwan Healthcare Indicator Series (THIS) System. 215-221
  
• Joshua R. Vest:
  Health Information Exchange and Healthcare Utilization. 223-231
  
• Seyfettin Noyan Ogulata, M. Oya Cetik, Esra Koyuncu, Melik Koyuncu:
  A Simulation Approach for Scheduling Patients in the Department of Radiation Oncology. 233-239
  

Volume 33, Number 4, August 2009

• Suleyman S. Kozat, Michail Vlachos, Claudio Lucchese, Helga Van Herle, Philip S. Yu:
  Embedding and Retrieving Private Metadata in Electrocardiograms. 241-259
  
• Youngzoon Yoon, Jung H. Cho, Gilwon Yoon:
  Non-constrained Blood Pressure Monitoring Using ECG and PPG for Personal Healthcare. 261-266
  
• N. Sriraam, J. Roopa, M. Saranya, M. Dhanalakshmi:
  Performance Evaluation of Computer Aided Diagnostic Tool (CAD) for Detection of Ultrasonic Based Liver Disease. 267-274
  
• Jalila Jbilou, Réjean Landry, Nabil Amara, Salaheddine El Adlouni:
  Combining Communication Technology Utilization and Organizational Innovation: Evidence from Canadian Healthcare Decision Makers. 275-286
  
• Eric L. Eisenstein, Jie L. Sun, Kevin J. Anstrom, Elizabeth R. DeLong, Lynda A. Szczech, Daniel B. Mark:
  Assessing the Economic Attractiveness of Coronary Artery Revascularization in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients. 287-297
  
• Elif Derya Übeyli:
  Modified Mixture of Experts for Diabetes Diagnosis. 299-305
  
• Keon-Hyung Lee, Seung-Bum Yang, Mankyu Choi:
  The Association between Hospital Ownership and Technical Efficiency in a Managed Care Environment. 307-315
  
• Chi-Yuan Chen, Ray-E. Chang, Ming-Chien Hung, Mei-Hsin Lin:
  Assessing the Quality of a Web-based Learning System for Nurses. 317-325