Medical Informatics Toolkit
INFORMATICS JOURNAL CLUB
Presented by Patricia Williams on June 15, 2009.
Amarasingham R, Plantinga L, Diener-West M, Gaskin DJ, Powe NR. Clinical information technologies and inpatient outcomes: A multiple hospital study. Arch Int Med. 2009 Jan 26; 169(2):108-14. The author assessed the impact of various modules of an inpatient electronic medical record on mortality, complications, cost, and length of stay. PDF Full-Text
Zheng K, Padman R, Johnson MP, Diamond HS. An interface-driven analysis of user interactions with an electronic health records system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009; 16:228-37. The authors look at how physicians interact with an electronic medical record template when documenting an outpatient visit. PDF Full-Text
BEST INFORMATICS ARTICLES OF 2008
Compiled by Daniel R. Masys, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Presented by Dr. Robert N. Enberg, Director, Clinical Systems Research and Integration, Henry Ford Health System, at the HFHS Medical Informatics Seminar Series, January 26, 2009.
Click here to view Dr. Enberg's PowerPoint presentation.
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR PROVIDERS
Stevens J, Kelleher KJ, Gardner W, Chisolm D, McGeehan J, Pajer K, Buchanan L. Trial of computerized screening for adolescent behavioral concerns. Pediatrics. 2008 Jun;121(6):1099-105. PDF Full-Text
Poller L, Keown M, Ibrahim S, Lowe G, Moia M, Turpie AG, Roberts C, van den Besselaar AM, van der Meer FJ, Tripodi A, Palareti G, Shiach C, Bryan S, Samama M, Burgess-Wilson M, Heagerty A, Maccallum P, Wright D, Jespersen J. An international multicenter randomized study of computer-assisted oral anticoagulant dosage vs. medical staff dosage. J Thromb Haemost. 2008 Jun;6(6):935-43. PDF Full-Text
Weber V, White A, McIlvried R. An electronic medical record (EMR)-based intervention to reduce polypharmacy and falls in an ambulatory rural elderly population. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr;23(4):399-404. PDF Full-Text
van Wyk JT, van Wijk MA, Sturkenboom MC, Mosseveld M, Moorman PW, van der Lei J. Electronic alerts versus on-demand decision support to improve dyslipidemia treatment: a cluster randomized controlled trial. Circulation. 2008 Jan 22;117(3):371-8. Epub 2008 Jan 2. PDF Full-Text
Mulvaney SA, Bickman L, Giuse NB, Lambert EW, Sathe NA, Jerome RN. A randomized effectiveness trial of a clinical informatics consult service: impact on evidence-based decision-making and knowledge implementation. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Mar-Apr;15(2):203-11. Epub 2007 Dec 20. PDF Full-Text
CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS
Persell SD, Denecke-Dattalo TA, Dunham DP, Baker DW. Patient-directed intervention versus clinician reminders alone to improve aspirin use in diabetes: a cluster randomized trial. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008 Feb;34(2):98-105. PDF Full-Text
Ten Wolde GB, Dijkstra A, van Empelen P, van den Hout W, Neven AK, Zitman F. Long-term effectiveness of computer-generated tailored patient education on benzodiazepines: a randomized controlled trial. Addiction. 2008 Apr;103(4):662-70. PDF Full-Text
Kypri K, Langley JD, Saunders JB, Cashell-Smith ML, Herbison P. Randomized controlled trial of web-based alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10;168(5):530-6. PDF Full-Text
Matheny ME, Gandhi TK, Orav EJ, Ladak-Merchant Z, Bates DW, Kuperman GJ, Poon EG. Impact of an automated test results management system on patients' satisfaction about test result communication. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Nov 12;167(20):2233-9. PDF Full-Text
Priebe S, McCabe R, Bullenkamp J, Hansson L, Lauber C, Martinez-Leal R, Rössler W, Salize H, Svensson B, Torres-Gonzales F, van den Brink R, Wiersma D, Wright DJ. Structured patient-clinician communication and 1-year outcome in community mental healthcare: cluster randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry. 2007 Nov;191:420-6. PDF Full-Text
NEW CDSS RCTS SHOWING NO DIFFERENCE FOR INTERVENTION VS CONTROL
Matheny ME, Sequist TD, Seger AC, Fiskio JM, Sperling M, Bugbee D, Bates DW, Gandhi TK. A randomized trial of electronic clinical reminders to improve medication laboratory monitoring. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):424-9. Epub 2008 Apr 24. PDF Full-Text
Hicks LS, Sequist TD, Ayanian JZ, Shaykevich S, Fairchild DG, Orav EJ, Bates DW. Impact of computerized decision support on blood pressure management and control: a randomized controlled trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr;23(4):429-41. PDF Full-Text
Tamblyn R, Huang A, Taylor L, Kawasumi Y, Bartlett G, Grad R, Jacques A, Dawes M, Abrahamowicz M, Perreault R, Winslade N, Poissant L, Pinsonneault A. A randomized trial of the effectiveness of on-demand versus computer-triggered drug decision support in primary care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):430-8. Epub 2008 Apr 24. PDF Full-Text
Thomas KG, Thomas MR, Stroebel RJ, McDonald FS, Hanson GJ, Naessens JM, Huschka TR, Kolars JC. Use of a registry-generated audit, feedback, and patient reminder intervention in an internal medicine resident clinic--a randomized trial. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Dec;22(12):1740-4. Epub 2007 Nov 1. PDF Full-Text
Harari D, Iliffe S, Kharicha K, Egger M, Gillmann G, von Renteln-Kruse W, Beck J, Swift C, Stuck A. Promotion of health in older people: a randomised controlled trial of health risk appraisal in British general practice. Age Ageing. 2008 Sep;37(5):565-71. PDF Full-Text
Hansagi H, Olsson M, Hussain A, Ohlén G. Is information sharing between the emergency department and primary care useful to the care of frequent emergency department users? Eur J Emerg Med. 2008 Feb;15(1):34-9. PDF Full-Text
PERSONAL HEALTH RECORDS
Grant RW, Wald JS, Schnipper JL, Gandhi TK, Poon EG, Orav EJ, Williams DH, Volk LA, Middleton B. Practice-linked online personal health records for type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Sep 8;168(16):1776-82. PDF Full-Text
TELEMEDICINE
Green BB, Cook AJ, Ralston JD, Fishman PA, Catz SL, Carlson J, Carrell D, Tyll L, Larson EB, Thompson RS. Effectiveness of home blood pressure monitoring, Web communication, and pharmacist care on hypertension control: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Jun 25;299(24):2857-67. PDF Full-Text
Santamore WP, Homko CJ, Kashem A, McConnell TR, Menapace FJ, Bove AA. Accuracy of blood pressure measurements transmitted through a telemedicine system in underserved populations. Telemed J E Health. 2008 May;14(4):333-8. PDF Full-Text
Madsen LB, Kirkegaard P, Pedersen EB. Blood pressure control during telemonitoring of home blood pressure. A randomized controlled trial during 6 months. Blood Press. 2008;17(2):78-86. PDF Full-Text Not Available
Meyer BC, Raman R, Hemmen T, Obler R, Zivin JA, Rao R, Thomas RG, Lyden PD. Efficacy of site-independent telemedicine in the STRokE DOC trial: a randomised, blinded, prospective study.Lancet Neurol. 2008 Sep;7(9):787-95. PDF Full-Text
Shea S; IDEATel Consortium. The Informatics for Diabetes and Education Telemedicine (IDEATel) project. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc. 2007;118:289-304. PDF Full-Text
Ellison LM, Nguyen M, Fabrizio MD, Soh A, Permpongkosol S, Kavoussi LR. Postoperative robotic telerounding: a multicenter randomized assessment of patient outcomes and satisfaction. Arch Surg. 2007 Dec;142(12):1177-81; discussion 1181. PDF Full-Text
TELEMEDICINE RCTS SHOWING NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERVENTION AND CONTROL
Dansky KH, Vasey J, Bowles K. Impact of telehealth on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure. Clin Nurs Res. 2008 Aug;17(3):182-99. PDF Full-Text
Leimig R, Gower G, Thompson DA, Winsett RP. Infection, rejection, and hospitalizations in transplant recipients using telehealth. Prog Transplant. 2008 Jun;18(2):97-102. PDF Full-Text Not Available
PRACTICE OF INFORMATICS
Love TE, Cebul RD, Einstadter D, Jain AK, Miller H, Harris CM, Greco PJ, Husak SS, Dawson NV; DIG-IT Investigators. Electronic medical record-assisted design of a cluster-randomized trial to improve diabetes care and outcomes. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Apr;23(4):383-91. PDF Full-Text
Bereznicki BJ, Peterson GM, Jackson SL, Walters EH, Fitzmaurice KD, Gee PR. Data-mining of medication records to improve asthma management.Med J Aust. 2008 Jul 7;189(1):21-5. PDF Full-Text
Meystre SM, Haug PJ. Randomized controlled trial of an automated problem list with improved sensitivity. Int J Med Inform. 2008 Sep;77(9):602-12. Epub 2008 Feb 15. PDF Full-Text Not Available
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