Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) are sophisticated hardware and software technology solutions that can provide real-time, point-of care feedback to anesth [...]

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a universal healthcare problem in pediatrics that often requires time-sensitive treatment to prevent irreversible neurologic sequelae. Alth [...]

Electronic health records EHRs have the potential to improve measurability and quality of care but excess alerting may reduce alert response through alert fatigue. To und [...]

The problem list has become in the central feature in health information systems HIS. An accurate complete and up-to-date problem list improves the quality of care allows [...]

Medication errors and adverse drug events ADE are a constant challenge for healthcare providers. The fast-paced and unpredictable setting of an emergency department is es [...]

Medical record keeping in the U.S is in a transition stage. The transformation from the 'old' paper medical charts to an Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is a $19 Billio [...]

In a highly competitive managed care environment, cost and quality must be controlled and demonstrated by healthcare organizations to maintain market share. Critical care [...]

This work is the first step towards developing an ontology of intensive care unit orders. A data set comprised of 625 ICU orders from 34 randomly selected patients of sev [...]

Usability refers to the principle that products should be designed to accommodate the typical understanding and abilities of their user communities, along with a consensu [...]

Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) is a good thing for several reasons. It is expected that CPOE will improve patient safety by supporting clinical decision suppor [...]