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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.
Featured articles
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.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :15
In order to overcome the challenges for the implementation of electronic health records by ambulatory practices the management strategy should consider the small environment, training and technical needs and the role of individual staff members within the project.
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008, 8 :54
Pattern language is used to define the core elements of a web 2.0 system to support children with chronic diseases, which includes a high degree of user participation while maintaining a high standard consistent with evidence-based guidelines.
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Study protocol
Empowerment of disability benefit claimants through an interactive website: design of a randomized controlled trial David Samoocha, David J Bruinvels, Johannes R Anema, Romy Steenbeek, Allard J van der Beek BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :23 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Application of biomedical informatics to chronic pediatric diseases: A systematic review Fatemeh Moeinedin, Rahim Moineddin, Alejandro R Jadad, Jemila S Hamid, Teresa To, Joseph Beyene BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :22 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Syndromic surveillance: STL for modeling, visualizing, and monitoring disease counts Ryan P Hafen, David E Anderson, William S Cleveland, Ross Maciejewski, David S Ebert, Ahmad Abusalah, Mohamed Yakout, Mourad Ouzzani, Shaun J Grannis BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :21 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Comments on John D. Keen and James E. Keen, What is the point: will screening mammography save my life? BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making , 2009 Michael Retsky BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :20 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Commentary on 'What is the point: will screening mammography save my life?' by Keen and Keen Stephen W Duffy BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :19 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
What is the point: will screening mammography save my life? John D Keen, James E Keen BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :18 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
A national clinical decision support infrastructure to enable the widespread and consistent practice of genomic and personalized medicine Kensaku Kawamoto, David F Lobach, Huntington F Willard, Geoffrey S Ginsburg BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :17 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of two interventions on timeliness and data quality of an electronic disease surveillance system in a resource limited setting (Peru): a prospective evaluation Moises A Huaman, Roger V Araujo-Castillo, Giselle Soto, Joan M Neyra, Jose A Quispe, Miguel F Fernandez, Carmen C Mundaca, David L Blazes BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :16 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
How to successfully select and implement electronic health records (EHR) in small ambulatory practice settings Nancy M Lorenzi, Angelina Kouroubali, Don E Detmer, Meryl Bloomrosen BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :15 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Syndromic surveillance and heat wave morbidity: a pilot study based on emergency departments in France Lo BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2009, 9 :14 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effectiveness of a clinically integrated e-learning course in evidence-based medicine: A cluster randomised controlled trial Regina Kulier, Sjors FPJ Coppus, Javier Zamora, Julie Hadley, Sadia Malick, Kausik Das, Susanne Weinbrenner, Berrit Meyerrose, Tamas Decsi, Andrea R Horvath, Eva Nagy, Jose I Emparanza, Theodoros N Arvanitis, Amanda Burls, Juan B Cabello, Marcin Kaczor, Gianni Zanrei, Karen Pierer, Katarzyna Stawiarz, Regina Kunz, Ben WJ Mol, Khalid S Khan BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :21 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Software
Bump time-frequency toolbox: a toolbox for time-frequency oscillatory bursts extraction in electrophysiological signals Francois B Vialatte, Jordi Sole-Casals, Justin Dauwels, Monique Maurice, Andrzej Cichocki BMC Neuroscience 2009, 10 :46 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Modelling optimal location for pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services Nadine Schuurman, Nathaniel J Bell, Randy L'Heureux, Syed M Hameed BMC Emergency Medicine 2009, 9 :6 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Towards an understanding of the information and support needs of surgical adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients: a qualitative analysis Radha MacCulloch, Sandra Donaldson, David Nicholas, Joyce Nyhof-Young, Ross Hetherington, Doina Lupea, James G Wright Scoliosis 2009, 4 :12 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
The effect of feedback to general practitioners on quality of care for people with type 2 diabetes. A systematic review of the literature Trine L Guldberg, Torsten Lauritzen, Jette K Kristensen, Peter Vedsted BMC Family Practice 2009, 10 :30 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Cost-effectiveness of pioglitazone in type 2 diabetes patients with a history of macrovascular disease: a German perspective Werner A Scherbaum, Gordon Goodall, Katrina M Erny-Albrecht, Massimo Massi-Benedetti, Erland Erdmann, William J Valentine Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009, 7 :9 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Protocol for the PINCER trial: a cluster randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led IT-based intervention with simple feedback in reducing rates of clinically important errors in medicines management in general practices Anthony J Avery, Sarah Rodgers, Judith A Cantrill, Sarah Armstrong, Rachel Elliott, Rachel Howard, Denise Kendrick, Caroline J Morris, Scott A Murray, Robin J Prescott, Kathrin Beyer, Aziz Sheikh Trials 2009, 10 :28 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Performance evaluation of inpatient service in Beijing: a horizontal comparison with risk adjustment based on Diagnosis Related Groups Weiyan Jian, Yinmin Huang, Mu Hu, Xiumei Zhang BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :72 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Sharing clinical information across care settings: the birth of an integrated assessment system Leonard C Gray, Katherine Berg, Brant E Fries, Jean-Claude Henrard, John P Hirdes, Knight Steel, John N Morris BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :71 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research article
Interrater reliability of the mind map assessment rubric in a cohort of medical students Anthony V D'Antoni, Genevieve Pinto Zipp, Valerie G Olson BMC Medical Education 2009, 9 :19 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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