Studies in health technology and informatics
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2009
Enhancement of interoperability of disaster-related data collection using Disaster Nursing Minimum Data Set.
Data collected by nurses have the potential to aid in the disaster response if the necessary information can be extracted. The Disaster Nursing Minimum Data Set is proposed to strengthen the interoperability of information and data sharing between agencies to improve relief services to individuals and communities affected by a disaster. This study will examine disaster-related data elements need to be collected by all relief agencies to facilitate interoperability and secondary use of data for research and disaster management.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2009
The potential of 3-D virtual worlds in professional nursing education.
Three-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds (VWs), such as Second Life, are actively being explored for their potential use in health care and nursing professional education and even for practice. The relevance of this e-learning innovation on a large scale for teaching students and professionals is yet to be demonstrated and variables influencing adoption, such as increased knowledge, self-directed learning, and peer collaboration, by academics, and health care professionals requires empirical research.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2008
Comparative StudyDirect versus indirect laryngoscopic visualization in human endotracheal intubation: a tool for virtual anesthesia practice and teleanesthesiology.
When performing the ABC's of care for the trauma patient, airway management is of paramount importance. Management of the airway is often difficult because medical personnel caring for the patient do not commonly intubate patients or manage airways. To accomplish endotracheal intubation, a direct line of sight must be accomplished through the mouth, pharynx and larynx to the glottic opening. ⋯ Indirect "virtual" laryngoscopy is an advanced technology method which will advance the development of teleanesthesiology practice. Videolaryngoscopy is an enabling technology for development of remote telementoring of trainee intubation skills curricula using video enabled distributed learning systems. This research was conducted following an approved University of Nebraska Medical Center institutional review board protocol.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2008
The contextual nature of usability and its relevance to medical informatics.
We report from three usability evaluations of health information systems that illustrate the value of seeing usability as a context dependent property of a product. We show how the definition of usability in ISO 9241-11 can be used as a guiding principle in the evaluation, specification and design of such systems. The contextual view on usability is particularly important for health information systems because of their great diversity concerning user groups, tasks, and work environments.
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Stud Health Technol Inform · Jan 2008
The last challenges and barriers to the development of telemedicine programs.
Over the past several decades the concept of telemedicine has evolved to be more commonplace with many unique applications. These applications have been made possible by overcoming challenges and barriers that have been present for most of telemedicine's development. The application of telemedicine continues to undergo growth and scrutiny. ⋯ Future generations of telemedicine users will look back at this period as one of transition. The first 30 years or so of telemedicine implementation were fraught with barriers and challenges. The next 30 years will see and entirely different paradigm of practicing medicine, including consumerism and smart systems.