Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics

As director of a training program in medical informatics, I have found that one of the most frequent inquiries from graduate students is, "Although I am happy with my research focus and the work I have done, how can I design and carry out a practical evaluation that proves the value of my contr...

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Main Authors: Friedman, Charles P., Wyatt, Jeremy C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Computers and Medicine
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Challenges of Evaluation in Medical Informatics
  • 2 Evaluation as a Field
  • 3 Studying Clinical Information Systems
  • 4 Structure of Objectivist Studies
  • 5 Basics of Measurement
  • 6 Developing Measurement Technique
  • 7 Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Demonstration Studies
  • 8 Subjectivist Approaches to Evaluations
  • 9 Design and Conduct of Subjectivist Studies
  • 10 Organizational Evaluation of Clinical Information Resources
  • 11 Proposing, Reporting, and Refereeing Evaluation Studies; Study Ethics