Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 2

Volume 2, Number 1, January / February 1995

The practice of Informatics

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  Chiang S. Jao, Daniel B. Hier, Steven U. Brint:
  Technical Brief: Converting Laserdisc Video to Digital Video: A Demonstration Project Using Brain Animations. 1-3

Reports from the Canon Group

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  Carol Friedman, Stanley M. Huff, William R. Hersh, Edward Pattison-Gordon, James J. Cimino:
  Research Paper: The Canon Group's Effort: Working Toward a Merged Model. 4-18
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  Alan L. Rector, Andrzej J. Glowinski, W. A. Nowlan, Angelo Rossi Mori:
  Research Paper: Medical-Concept Models and Medical Records: An Approach Based on GALENand PEN&PAD. 19-35

Original Investigations

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  Smadar Shiffman, William M. Detmer, Christopher D. Lane, Lawrence M. Fagan:
  Research Paper: A Continuous-speech Interface to a Decision Support System: I. Techniques to Accommodate for Misrecognized Input. 36-45
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  William M. Detmer, Smadar Shiffman, Jeremy C. Wyatt, Charles P. Friedman, Christopher D. Lane, Lawrence M. Fagan:
  Research Paper: A Continuous-speech Interface to a Decision Support System: II. An Evaluation Using a Wizard-of-Oz Experimental Paradigm. 46-57
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  Steven Shea, Robert V. Sideli, William DuMouchel, Gerald Pulver, Raymond R. Arons, Paul D. Clayton:
  Research Paper: Computer-generated Informational Messages Directed to Physicians: Effect on Length of Hospital Stay. 58-64

Editorial Comment

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  Charles P. Friedman:
  Where's the Science in Medical Informatics? 65-67

Letters to the Editor

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  Roger A. Côté:
  Standardized Coding of the Medical Problem List. 68

Volume 2, Number 2, March / April 1995

The Practice of Informatics

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  Nina W. Matheson:
  Viewpoint: Things to Come: Postmodern Digital Knowledge Management and Medical Informatics. 73-78
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  Paul Mongerson:
  Viewpoint: A Patient's Perspective of Medical Informatics. 79-84
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  Lawrence W. Diamond, Vladimir G. Mishka, Apollo H. Seal, Doyen T. Nguyen:
  Viewpoint: Are Normative Expert Systems Appropriate for Diagnostic Pathology? 85-93
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  P. R. Smith, S. Gottesman, William K. Jones:
  Application of Information Technology: Managing the Electronic NIH-Guide for Grants and Contracts. 94-101

Original Investigations

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  Perry L. Miller, Sandra J. Frawley, Lawrence Wright, Nancy K. Roderer, Seth Powsner:
  Research Paper: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Implementation of the UMLS Information Sources Map. 102-115
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  Stanley M. Huff, Roberto A. Rocha, Bruce E. Bray, Homer R. Warner, Peter J. Haug:
  Research Paper: An Event Model of Medical Information Representation. 116-134

Letters to the Editor

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  Andrew Friede:
  Grand Challenges in Medical Informatics? 136

Special Feature

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  Paul D. Clayton:
  Presentation of the Morris F. Collen Award to Homer R. Warner, MD, PhD: "why not? Let's do it!". 137-142

Volume 2, Number 3, May / June 1995

The Practice of Informatics

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  Kathryn J. Hannah:
  Viewpoint: Transforming Information: Data Management Support of Health Care Reorganization. 147-155
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  Donald A. B. Lindberg, Betsy L. Humphreys:
  Brief Review: The High-Performance Computing and Communications Program, the National Information Infrastructure and Health Care. 156-159

Original Investigation

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  Patricia F. Brennan:
  Research Paper: Characterizing the Use of Health Care Services Delivered via Computer Networks. 160-168

Infrastructure for Quality of Care

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  Suzanne Bakken Henry:
  Review: Informatics: Essential Infrastructure For Quality Assessment and Improvement in Nursing. 169-182
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  William L. Holzemer, Cheryl A. Reilly:
  Review: Variables, Variability, and Variations Research: Implications for Medical Informatics. 183-190
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  Rita D. Zielstorff:
  Review: Capturing and Using Clinical Outcome Data: Implications for Information Systems Design. 191-196

Editorial Comments

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  Donald A. B. Lindberg, Betsy L. Humphreys:
  High-Performance Computing and Communications and The National Information Infrastructure: New Opportunities and Challenges. 197
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  William L. Holzemer, Marianne Tallberg:
  Informatics: The Infrastructure for Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement in Nursing. 198-199
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  William W. Stead:
  JAMIA-Status after the First Year. 200-201

Letters to the Editor

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  Edward K. Shultz, Kent A. Spackman:
  Predicting Length of Stay for Psychiatric Diagnosis-Related Groups Using Neural Networks. 202-203

Volume 2, Number 4, July / August 1995

The Practice of Informatics

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  Homer R. Warner:
  Viewpoint: Medical informatics: A Real Discipline? 207-214
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  Aamir M. Zakaria, Dean F. Sittig:
  Application of Technology: Medical Informatics on the Internet: Creating the sci.med. informatics Newsgroup. 215-219
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  James G. McDaniel:
  Research Paper: Discrete-event Simulation of a Wide-area Health Care Network. 220-237

Original Investigation

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  Perry L. Miller, Sandra J. Frawley:
  Case Report: Trade-offs in Producing Patient-specific Recommendations from a Computer-based Clinical Guideline: A Case Study. 238-242

Infrastructure for Quality of Care

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  Patricia Petryshen, Linda Lee O'Brien Pallas, Judith Shamian:
  Review: Outcomes Monitoring: Adjusting for Risk Factors, Severity of Illness, and Complexity of Care. 243-249
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  Patricia Flatley Brennan:
  Review: Patient Satisfaction and Normative Decision Theory. 250-259
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  J. Derek Hoy, Alan Q. Hyslop:
  Review: Care Planning as a Strategy to Manage Variation in Practice: From Care Plan to Integrated Person-based Record. 260-266

Editorial Comments

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  Susan J. Grobe:
  Informatics: The Infrastructure for Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement. 267-268
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  Thomas L. Lincoln:
  The Importance of Internet Newsgroups. 269-270

Volume 2, Number 5, September / October 1995

The Practice of Informatics

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  James J. Cimino, Socrates A. Socratous, Paul D. Clayton:
  Application of Information Technology: Internet as Clinical Information System: Application Development Using the World Wide Web. 273-284
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  G. Octo Barnett:
  Viewpoint: Information Technology and Medical Education. 285-291
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  Jeffrey T. Huber, Nunzia B. Giuse:
  Technical Brief: Educational Software Evaluation Process. 295-296

Original Investigations

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  Dario A. Giuse, Nunzia B. Giuse, Randolph A. Miller:
  Research Paper: Evaluation of Long-term Maintenance of a Large Medical Knowledge Base. 297-306
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  E. Andrew Balas, Marcia G. Stockham, Joyce A. Mitchell, Suzanne M. Austin, David A. West, Bernard G. Ewigman:
  Research Paper: The Columbia Registry of Information and Utilization Management Trials. 307-315
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  William M. Tierney, J. Marc Overhage, Blaine Y. Takesue, Lisa E. Harris, Michael D. Murray, Dennis L. Vargo, Clement J. McDonald:
  Case Report: Computerizing Guidelines to Improve Care and Patient Outcomes: The Example of Heart Failure. 316-322
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  Robert H. Dolin:
  Model Formulation: Modeling the Temporal Complexities of Symptoms. 323-331

Editorial Comments

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  Daniel R. Masys:
  Moving Ahead on Webbed Feet. 332-333
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  Bruce G. Buchanan:
  Leveraging a Fellowship in Medical Informatics: Focus on Software. 333-334

Volume 2, Number 6, November / December 1995

The Practice of Informatics

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  Donald A. B. Lindberg:
  Viewpoint: Medical Computing High and Low. 337-341
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  R. Brian Haynes, Robert S. Hayward, Jonathan Lomas:
  Review: Bridges between Health Care Research Evidence and Clinical Practice. 342-350
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  Perry L. Miller, Prakash M. Nadkarni, Kenneth K. Kidd, Kei-Hoi Cheung, David C. Ward, Amy Banks, Patricia Bray-Ward, Lisa Cupelli, Valerie Herdman, Ivonne Marondel, Kate Montcomery, Beatrice Renault, Sunc-Joo Yoon, Kenneth S. Krauter, Raju Kucherlapati:
  Application of Technology: Internet-based Support for Bioscience Research: A Collaborative Genome center for Human Chromosome 12. 351-364

Original Investigations

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  Peter W. Moorman, Astrid M. van Ginneken, Peter D. Siersema, Johan van der Lei, Jan H. van Bemmel:
  Research Paper: Evaluation of Reporting Based on Descriptional Knowledge. 365-373
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  W. Paul Lang:
  Research Paper: Trends in Students' Knowledge, Opinions, and Experience Regarding Dental Informatics and Computer Applications. 374-382
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  Timothy B. Patrick, Gordon K. Springer, Joyce A. Mitchell, Mary Ellen Sievert:
  Model Formulation: Virtual Shelves in a Digital Library: A Framework for Access to Networked Information Sources. 383-390

Editorial Comment

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  Nancy M. Lorenzi, Reed M. Gardner, T. Allan Pryor, William W. Stead:
  Medical Informatics: The Key to an Organization's Place in the New Health Care Environment. 391-392