Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, Volume 9

Volume 9, Number 1, January / February 2002

The Practice of Informatics

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  George Hripcsak, Adam B. Wilcox:
  Review Paper: Reference Standards, Judges, and Comparison Subjects: Roles for Experts in Evaluating System Performance. 1-15
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  Asif Ahmad, Phyllis Teater, Thomas D. Bentley, Lynn Kuehn, Rajee R. Kumar, Andrew Thomas, Hagop S. Mekhjian:
  Implementation Brief: Key Attributes of a Successful Physician Order Entry System Implementation in a Multi-hospital Environment. 16-24
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  Justin Starren, George Hripcsak, Soumitra Sengupta, C. R. Abbruscato, Paul E. Knudson, Ruth S. Weinstock, Steven Shea:
  Application of Information Technology: Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Technical Implementation. 25-36
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  Ralf Schweiger, Simon Hölzer, Udo Altmann, Joerg Rieger, Joachim Dudeck:
  Application of Information Technology: Plug-and-Play XML: A Health Care Perspective. 37-48

Original Investigations

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  Steven Shea, Justin Starren, Ruth S. Weinstock, Paul E. Knudson, Jeanne A. Teresi, Douglas Holmes, Walter Palmas, Lesley Field, Robin Goland, Catherine Tuck, George Hripcsak, Linnea Capps, David Liss:
  Research Methods: Columbia University's Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Rationale and Design. 49-62
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  Alfredo Tirado-Ramos, Jingkun Hu, Kwok Pun Lee:
  Model Formulation: Information Object Definition-based Unified Modeling Language Representation of DICOM Structured Reporting: A Case Study of Transcoding DICOM to XML. 63-72
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  Don Fallis, Martin Frické:
  Research Paper: Indicators of Accuracy of Consumer Health Information on the Internet: A Study of Indicators Relating to Information for Managing Fever in Children in the Home. 73-79
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  Dan F. Criswell, Michael L. Parchman:
  Research Paper: Handheld Computer Use in U.S. Family Practice Residency Programs. 80-86

Editorial Comments

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  Randolph A. Miller:
  Reference Standards in Evaluating System Performance. 87-88
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  William R. Hersh, Patricia K. Patterson, Dale Kraemer:
  Telehealth: The Need for Evaluation Redux. 89-91

Volume 9, Number 2, March / April 2002

Patricia Flatley Brennan and William A. Yasnoff, Guest Editors

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  Jonathan M. Teich, Michael M. Wagner, Colin F. Mackenzie, Klaus O. Schafer:
  Brief Review: The Informatics Response in Disaster, Terrorism, and War. 97-104
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  William B. Lober, Bryant Thomas Karras, Michael M. Wagner, J. Marc Overhage, Arthur J. Davidson, Hamish Fraser, Lisa J. Trigg, Kenneth D. Mandl, Jeremy U. Espino, Fu-Chiang Tsui:
  Review Paper: Roundtable on Bioterrorism Detection: Information System-based Surveillance. 105-115
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  Isaac S. Kohane:
  Brief Review: The Contributions of Biomedical Informatics to the Fight Against Bioterrorism. 116-119
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  Michael M. Wagner:
  Viewpoint: The Space Race and Biodefense: Lessons from NASA about Big Science and the Role of Medical Informatics. 120-122
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  Paul C. Tang:
  Position Paper: AMIA Advocates National Health Information System in Fight Against National Health Threats. 123-124

Betsy Humphreys, Guest Editor

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  Betsy L. Humphreys, Kenneth D. Mandl, Marjorie A. Cahn:
  Introductory Paper: Bridging the Gap in Medical Informatics and Health Services Research: An Introduction. 125-126
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  Kenneth D. Mandl, Thomas H. Lee:
  Viewpoint: Integrating Medical Informatics and Health Services Research: The Need for Dual Training at the Clinical Health Systems and Policy Levels. 127-132
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  Edward H. Shortliffe, Alan M. Garber:
  Analysis of a Case: Training Synergies Between Medical Informatics and Health Services Research: Successes and Challenges. 133-139

Focus on Medical Informatics and Health Services Research

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  Milton Corn, Karen A. Rudzinski, Marjorie A. Cahn:
  White Paper: Bridging the Gap in Medical Informatics and Health Services Research: Workshop Results and Next Steps. 140-143

Betsy Humphreys, Guest Editor

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  J. Michael Fitzmaurice, Karen Adams, John M. Eisenberg:
  Review Paper: Three Decades of Research on Computer Applications in Health Care: Medical Informatics Support at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 144-160

The Practice of Informatics

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  Donna M. D'Alessandro, Peggy Kingsley:
  Application of Information Technology: Creating a Pediatric Digital Library for Pediatric Health Care Providers and Families: Using Literature and Data to Define Common Pediatric Problems. 161-170

Original Investigations

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  Matthew I. Kim, Kevin B. Johnson:
  Research Paper: Personal Health Records: Evaluation of Functionality and Utility. 171-180
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  Daniel R. Masys, Dixie B. Baker, Amy Butros, Kevin E. Cowles:
  Research Paper: Giving Patients Access to Their Medical Records via the Internet: The PCASSO Experience. 181-191
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  Cornelia M. Ruland:
  Research Paper: Handheld Technology to Improve Patient Care: Evaluating a Support System for Preference-based Care Planning at the Bedside. 192-201

Editorial Comment

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  Patricia Flatley Brennan, William A. Yasnoff:
  Medical Informatics and Preparedness. 202-203

AMIA News

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  Patricia Flatley Brennan:
  AMIA Recommendations for National Health Threat Surveillance and Response. 204-206

Volume 9, Number 3, May / June 2002

Focus on Extending Clinical Communication

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  J. Marc Overhage, Blackford Middleton, Randolph A. Miller, Rita D. Zielstorff, William R. Hersh:
  Forum Paper: Does National Regulatory Mandate of Provider Order Entry Portend Greater Benefit Than Risk for Health Care Delivery?: The 2001 ACMI Debate. 199-208
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  Indra Neil Sarkar, Justin Starren:
  Implementation Brief: Desiderata for Personal Electronic Communication in Clinical Systems. 209-216
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  Eric G. Poon, Gilad J. Kuperman, Julie M. Fiskio, David W. Bates:
  Implementation Brief: Real-time Notification of Laboratory Data Requested by Users through Alphanumeric Pagers. 217-222
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  Jeffrey M. Rothschild, Thomas H. Lee, Taran Bae, David W. Bates:
  Research Paper: Clinician Use of a Palmtop Drug Reference Guide. 223-229

The Practice of Informatics

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  Jen-Hsiang Chuang, George Hripcsak, Daniel F. Heitjan:
  Review Paper: Design and Analysis of Controlled Trials in Naturally Clustered Environments: Implications for Medical Informatics. 230-238
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  Stephen T. C. Wong, Kent Soo Hoo, Robert C. Knowlton, Kenneth D. Laxer, Xinhua Cao, Randall A. Hawkins, William Dillon, Ronald L. Arenson:
  Application of Information Technology: Design and Applications of a Multimodality Image Data Warehouse Framework. 239-254
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  Nancy Staggers, Cheryl Bagley Thompson:
  Review Paper: The Evolution of Definitions for Nursing Informatics: A Critical Analysis and Revised Definition. 255-261

Original Investigations

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  Hong Yu, George Hripcsak, Carol Friedman:
  Research Paper: Mapping Abbreviations to Full Forms in Biomedical Articles. 262-272
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  Omolola Ogunyemi, John R. Clarke, Nachman Ash, Bonnie L. Webber:
  Research Paper: Combining Geometric and Probabilistic Reasoning for Computer-based Penetrating-Trauma Assessment. 273-282
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  William R. Hersh, M. Katherine Crabtree, David H. Hickam, Lynetta Sacherek, Charles P. Friedman, Patricia Tidmarsh, Craig Mosbaek, Dale Kraemer:
  Research Paper: Factors Associated with Success in Searching MEDLINE and Applying Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions. 283-293
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  Qing T. Zeng, James J. Cimino, Kelly H. Zou:
  Research Paper: Providing Concept-oriented Views for Clinical Data Using a Knowledge-based System: An Evaluation. 294-305

Editorial Comment

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  Patricia Flatley Brennan:
  A Discipline by Any Other Name... 306-307

Letters to the Editor

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  Robert Patterson:
  Physician Satisfaction with Order Entry Systems. 308-309
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  Harvey J. Murff, Joseph L. Kannry:
  Drs. Murff and Kannry reply. 309

Volume 9, Number 4, July / August 2002

Focus on User-centered Design

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  Deborah S. Walker, Wen-Yu Lee, Neil M. Skov, Carl F. Berger, Brian D. Athley:
  Research Paper: Investigating Users' Requirements: Computer-based Anatomy Learning Modules for Multiple User Test Beds. 311-319
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  Mable B. Kinzie, Wendy F. Cohn, Marti F. Julian, William A. Knaus:
  Implementation Brief: A User-centered Model for Web Site Design: Needs Assessment, User Interface Design, and Rapid Prototyping. 320-330

Focus on a Medical Informatics Odyssey

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  Suzanne Bakken:
  Introductory Comment: Focus on a Medical Informatics Odyssey. 331
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  Donald A. B. Lindberg, Betsy L. Humphreys:
  Review: "You Have To Be There": Twenty-five Years of SCAMC/AMIA Symposia. 332-345

The Practice of Informatics

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  Shaun P. Treweek, Claire Glenton, Andrew D. Oxman, Alister Penrose:
  Review: Computer-generated Patient Education Materials: Do They Affect Professional Practice?: A Systematic Review. 346-358
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  Harry C. Karadimas, Christophe Chailloleau, François Hemery, Julien Simonnet, Eric Lepage:
  Application of Information Technology: Arden/J: An Architecture for MLM Execution on the Java Platform. 359-368
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  Aniruddha M. Deshpande, Cynthia Brandt, Prakash M. Nadkarni:
  Application of Information Technology: Metadata-driven Ad Hoc Query of Patient Data: Meeting the Needs of Clinical Studies. 369-382

Original Investigations

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  Diane F. Mahoney, Barbara J. Tarlow, Richard N. Jones, Johnny Sandaire:
  Research Paper: Effects of a Multimedia Project on Users' Knowledge about Normal Forgetting and Serious Memory Loss. 383-394
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  Simon de Lusignan, Peter N. Stephens, Naeema Adal, Azeem Majeed:
  Research Paper: Does Feedback Improve the Quality of Computerized Medical Records in Primary Care? 395-401

Letter to the Editor

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  Aaron E. Carroll, Sunil Saluja, Peter Tarczy-Hornoch:
  Consumer Health Information on the Internet. 402-403
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  Don Fallis, Martin Frické:
  In reply. 403-405

Special Features

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  Charles Safran:
  Presentation of Morris F. Collen Award to Professors Howard Bleich and Warner Slack. 406-408
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  William W. Stead:
  American College of Medical Informatics Fellows and International Associates, 2001. 409-422

Volume 9, Number 5, September / October 2002

Focus on Simulation James G. Anderson, Guest Editor

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  Bharti Temkin, Eric Acosta, Paul Hatfield, Erhan Önal, Alex Tong:
  Application of Information Technology: Web-based Three-dimensional Virtual Body Structures: W3D-VBS. 425-436
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  Parvati Dev, Kevin Montgomery, Steven Senger, Wm. LeRoy Heinrichs, Sakti Srivastava, Kenneth J. Waldron:
  Application of Information Technology: Simulated Medical Learning Environments on the Internet. 437-447
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  Carla M. Pugh, Patricia Youngblood:
  Research Paper: Development and Validation of Assessment Measures for a Newly Developed Physical Examination Simulator. 448-460

Focus on Simulation

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  Dimitra Tsavachidou, Michael N. Liebman:
  Model Formulation: Modeling and Simulation of Pathways in Menopause. 461-471
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  Peter L. Elkin, Barb Sorensen, Diane De Palo, Greg Poland, Kent R. Bailey, Douglas L. Wood, Nicholas F. LaRusso:
  Case Report: Optimization of a Research Web Environment for Academic Internal Medicine Faculty. 472-478
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  James G. Anderson, Stephen J. Jay, Marilyn M. Anderson, Thaddeus J. Hunt:
  Research Paper: Evaluating the Capability of Information Technology to Prevent Adverse Drug Events: A Computer Simulation Approach. 479-490
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  Mark A. Shifman, Frederick G. Sayward, Mark E. Mattie, Perry L. Miller:
  Case Study: Exploring Issues of Quality of Service in a Next Generation Internet Testbed: A Case Study Using PathMaster. 491-499

The Practice of Informatics

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  Alice N. Neely, Dean F. Sittig:
  Review Paper: Basic Microbiologic and Infection Control Information to Reduce the Potential Transmission of Pathogens to Patients via Computer Hardware. 500-508
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  Jaques Reifman, Gary R. Gilbert, Lawrence M. Fagan, Richard M. Satava:
  White Paper: Military Research Needs in Biomedical Informatics. 509-519

Original Investigations

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  Lutz Fritsche, Alexander Schlaefer, Klemens Budde, Kay Schröter, Hans-H. Neumayer:
  Research Paper: Recognition of Critical Situations from Time Series of Laboratory Results by Case-Based Reasoning. 520-528

Original Investigation

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  Hagop S. Mekhjian, Rajee R. Kumar, Lynn Kuehn, Thomas D. Bentley, Phyllis Teater, Andrew Thomas, Beth Payne, Asif Ahmad:
  Research Paper: Immediate Benefits Realized Following Implementation of Physician Order Entry at an Academic Medical Center. 529-539

Original Investigations

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  Emily S. Patterson, Richard I. Cook, Marta L. Render:
  Research Paper: Improving Patient Safety by Identifying Side Effects from Introducing Bar Coding in Medication Administration. 540-553

Editorial Comment

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  James G. Anderson:
  A Focus on Simulation in Medical Informatics. 554-556

Volume 9, Number 6, November / December 2002

The Practice of Informatics

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  Rex M. Jakobovits, Cornelius Rosse, James F. Brinkley:
  Application of Information Technology: WIRM: An Open Source Toolkit for Building Biomedical Web Applications. 557-570
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  Richard Lenz, Thomas Elstner, Hannes Siegele, Klaus A. Kuhn:
  Application of Information Technology: A Practical Approach to Process Support in Health Information Systems. 571-585

Original Investigations

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  Thomas M. White, Michael J. Hauan:
  Model Formation: Extending the LOINC Conceptual Schema to Support Standardized Assessment Instruments. 586-599
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  Danielle G. T. Arts, Nicolette de Keizer, Gert Jan Scheffer:
  Model Formulation: Defining and Improving Data Quality in Medical Registries: A Literature Review, Case Study, and Generic Framework. 600-611
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  Jeffrey T. Chang, Hinrich Schütze, Russ B. Altman:
  Research Paper: Creating an Online Dictionary of Abbreviations from MEDLINE. 612-620
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  Hongfang Liu, Stephen B. Johnson, Carol Friedman:
  Research Paper: Automatic Resolution of Ambiguous Terms Based on Machine Learning and Conceptual Relations in the UMLS. 621-636
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  Daniel C. Berrios, Russell J. Cucina, Lawrence M. Fagan:
  Research Paper: Methods for Semi-automated Indexing for High Precision Information Retrieval. 637-652
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  Lucas M. Bachmann, Reto Coray, Pius Estermann, Gerben ter Riet:
  Research Paper: Identifying Diagnostic Studies in MEDLINE: Reducing the Number Needed to Read. 653-658

Editorial Comment

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  C. Frank Starmer:
  Editorial: Hitting a Moving Target: Toward a Compliance-driven Patient Record. 659-660

Volume 9, Number Supplement, November / December 2002

Editorial

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  Leslie A. Lenert, Suzanne Bakken:
  Editorial Introduction. 1

Government Efforts

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  Eduardo Ortiz, Gregg Meyer, Helen Burstin:
  Clinical Informatics and Patient Safety at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2-7
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  Leslie A. Lenert, Helen Burstin, L. Connell, John Gosbee, G. Phillips:
  Panel Discussion: Federal Patient Safety Initiatives Panel Summary. 8-10

Clinical Systems and Insights

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  Mary K. Goldstein, Brian B. Hoffman, Robert W. Coleman, Samson W. Tu, Ravi D. Shankar, Martin J. O'Connor, Susana B. Martins, Aneel A. Advani, Mark A. Musen:
  Patient Safety in Guideline-Based Decision Support for Hypertension Management: ATHENA DSS. 11-16
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  Xiaoming Zeng, Michael M. Wagner:
  Modeling the Effects of Epidemics on Routinely Collected Data. 17-22
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  Pierre-Yves Boëlle, F. Bonnet, Alain-Jacques Valleron:
  An Integrated System for Significant Anaesthetic Events Monitoring. 23-27
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  Tomohiro Sawa, Lucila Ohno-Machado:
  Generation of Dynamically Configured Check Lists for Intra-Operative Problems: Using a Set Covering Algorithm. 28-33
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  Jonathan S. Einbinder, Kenneth W. Scully:
  Using a Clinical Data Repository to Estimate the Frequency and Costs of Adverse Drug Events. 34-38
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  Josh F. Peterson, Deborah H. Williams, Andrew C. Seger, Tejal K. Gandhi, David W. Bates:
  Poster Abstract: Drug-Lab Triggers Have Potential to Prevent Adverse Drug Events in Outpatients. 39-40
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  Fu-Chiang Tsui, Michael M. Wagner, Virginia M. Dato, Chung-Chou Ho Chang:
  Value of ICD-9-Coded Chief Complaints for Detection of Epidemics. 41-48
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  Tejal K. Gandhi, Saul N. Weingart, Andrew C. Seger, Diane L. Seger, Joshua Borus, Timothy E. Burdick, Lucian Leape, David W. Bates:
  Poster Abstract: Impact of Basic Computerized Prescribing on Outpatient Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events. 48-49
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  Harvey J. Murff, Alan J. Forster, Josh F. Peterson, Julie M. Fiskio, Heather L. Heiman, David W. Bates:
  Poster Abstract: Electronically Screening Discharge Summaries for Adverse Medical Events. 50-51
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  Linda Williams, Diana Grayson, John Gosbee:
  Poster Abstract: Patient Safety - Incorporating Drawing Software into Root Cause Analysis Software. 52-53
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  Elizabeth S. Chen, James J. Cimino:
  Poster Abstract: Use of Wireless Technology for Reducing Medical Errors. 54-55
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  Kathy A. Johnson, John R. Svirbely, M. G. Sriram, Jack W. Smith, Gareth Kantor, Jorge R. Rodriguez:
  Poster Abstract: Automated Medical Algorithms: Issues for Medical Errors. 56-57

Human Factors and Communication and Medical Errors

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  Matthew B. Weinger, Jason Slagle:
  Human Factors Research in Anesthesia Patient Safety: Techniques to Elucidate Factors Affecting Clinical Task Performance and Decision Making. 58-63
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  Lawrence K. McKnight, Peter D. Stetson, Suzanne Bakken, Christine Curran, James J. Cimino:
  Perceived Information Needs and Communication Difficulties of Inpatient Physicians and Nurses. 64-69
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  Jacqueline A. Moss, Yan Xiao, Siti Zubaidah:
  The Operating Room Charge Nurse: Coordinator and Communicator. 70-74
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  Jiajie Zhang, Vimla L. Patel, Todd R. Johnson:
  Panel Discussion: Medical Error: Is the Solution Medical or Cognitive? 75-77
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  Ying-Chou Sun, Dah-Dian Tang, Qing T. Zeng, Robert A. Greenes:
  Poster Abstract: Identification of Special Patterns of Numerical Typographic Errors Increases the Likelihood of Finding a Misplaced Patient File. 78-79

Knowledge Representation

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  Jonathan R. Nebeker, John F. Hurdle, Jennifer M. Hoffman, Beverly Roth, Charlene R. Weir, Matthew H. Samore:
  Developing a Taxonomy for Research in Adverse Drug Events: Potholes and Signposts. 80-85
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  Peter D. Stetson, Lawrence K. McKnight, Suzanne Bakken, Christine Curran, Tate T. Kubose, James J. Cimino:
  Development of an Ontology to Model Medical Errors, Information Needs, and the Clinical Communication Space. 86-91
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  Aneel A. Advani, Yuval Shahar, Mark A. Musen:
  Medical Quality Assessment by Scoring Adherence to Guideline Intentions. 92-97
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  Robert A. Jenders, Anuj Shah:
  Challenges in Using the Arden Syntax for Computer-Based Nosocomial Infection Surveillance. 98-101
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  Patrick R. Norris, Benoit M. Dawant:
  Closing the Loop in ICU Decision Support: Physiologic Event Detection, Alerts, and Documentation. 102-107
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  S. Blake Wachter, James Agutter, Noah Syroid, Frank A. Drews, Dwayne R. Westenskow:
  Poster Abstract: A New Metaphor to Display Critical Pulmonary Events during Anesthesia. 108-109

Protecting Confidentiality in Safety Research

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  Stephan Dreiseitl, Staal Amund Vinterbo, Lucila Ohno-Machado:
  Disambiguation Data: Extracting Information from Anonymized Sources. 110-114
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  Lucila Ohno-Machado, Staal Amund Vinterbo, Stephan Dreiseitl:
  Effects of Data Anonymization by Cell Suppression on Descriptive Statistics and Predictive Modeling Performance. 115-119

Educational Curricula to Enhance Safety Awareness

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  Judith A. Effken, Barbara Carty:
  The Era of Patient Safety: Implications for Nursing Informatics Curricula. 120-123
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  John H. Holmes, E. Andrew Balas, Suzanne Austin Boren:
  A Guide for Developing Patient Safety Curricula for Undergraduate Medical Education. 124-127
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  Peter L. Elkin, Paul N. Gorman:
  Continuing Medical Education and Patient Safety: An Agenda for Lifelong Learning. 128-132