Journal Contents: International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics (IJHISI)

Volume 19 (2024)
Issue 1
Article 4
Assessing the Alignment Between Existing Finnish Patient Portals and the Newly Implemented Finnish Well-Being Reform: Informed by Insights From the US Health Reform Monitoring (pages 1-16)
Marlon Luca Machal (Tampere University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, Tampere, Finland)
Article 20
The Prevention and Nursing Care of Common Injuries in Long-Distance Running of College Students (pages 1-11)
Bin Hu (Zheng Zhou Preschool Education College, China), Gregory T. MacLennan (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
Article 21
Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Diseases by Ensemble Optimization Deep Learning Techniques (pages 1-21)
David Opeoluwa Oyewola (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal University, Kashere, Nigeria), Emmanuel Gbenga Dada (Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria), Sanjay Misra (Department of Applied Data Science, Institute for Energy Technology, Halden, Norway)
Article 21
The Rehabilitation Effect of Rehabilitation Nursing Scheme for Sprinters With Knee Ligament Injuries (pages 1-11)
Bin Hu (ZhengZhou Preschool Education College, China), Yoh Murayama (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan)
Article 31
Classification Prediction of Lung Cancer Based on Machine Learning Method (pages 1-12)
Dantong Li (Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China), Guixin Li (Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China), Shuang Li (Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China), Ashley Bang (The St. Nicholas School, Vietnam)
Article 48
Application of Behavior Recognition Technology Based on Deep Learning in Elderly Care (pages 1-12)
Shihui Zhang (HeBei North University, China), Jing Mi (HeBei North University, China), Naidi Liu (HeBei North University, China)
Article 79
Etiology and Nursing Care of Children's Knee Joint Sports Injury Diseases (pages 1-10)
Long Liu (Chongqing Preschool Education College, China), Zhankui Zhai (Chongqing Preschool Education College, China), Weihua Zhu (Chongqing Preschool Education College, China)
Article 85
Intelligent Nursing System for the Elderly Based on Big Data (pages 1-16)
Yingxin Zhu (Jiangsu Maritime Institute, China)
Article 89
Management of Electronic Health Records in Virtual Health Environments: The Case of Rocket Health in Uganda (pages 1-17)
Tlou Maggie Masenya (Durban University of Technology, South Africa), Francis Ssekitto (Makerere University, Uganda), Sarah Kaddu (Makerere University, Uganda), Sam Simati (Busitema University, Uganda)
Article 91
Hospital Management Practice of Combined Prediction Method Based on Neural Network (pages 1-13)
Qi Yang (Dushu Lake Hospital, Soochow University, China)
Article 95
Smart Interventions for Opioid Abuse: Design and Evaluation (pages 1-17)
Neetu Singh (University of Illinois Springfield, USA), Upkar Varshney (Georgia State University, USA)
Volume 18 (2023)
Issue 1
Article 0
Analysis of Pediatric Respiratory Disease Trends Using the 2016 KIDs' Inpatient Database (pages 1-16)
Shilpa Balan (California State University, Los Angeles, USA), Shailja Pandit (California State University, Los Angeles, USA)
Article 8
Prevention and Healthcare of Common Injuries in Long-Distance Running for College Teachers and Students (pages 1-13)
Shijun Wang (Jiaozuo Normal College, China), Guangliang Wang (Shijiazhuang Tiedao University SiFang College, China), Yoram Sorokin (Wayne State University, USA)
Article 19
Investigating the Prediction of Breast Cancer Diagnosis by Use of Support Vector Machines (pages 1-16)
A. Maanav (Chennai Institute of Technology, India), K. Mithun (Chennai Institute of Technology, India), T. L. Naparajith (Chennai Institute of Technology, India), K. Maarvin Abiram Suraj (Chennai Institute of Technology, India), Regin Bose (Chennai Institute of Technology, India), Belwin J. Brearley (B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, India)
Article 20
Accident Prevention-Based Analysis Using IoT-Interfaced LabVIEW Model (pages 1-22)
Ch. Sarada Sowjanya (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, India), B. Chaitanya Krishna (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, India), B. T. P. Madhav (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, India), Dumisani Lickson Namakhwa (Malawi University of Science and Technology, Malawi)
Article 26
Observation and Nursing of the Therapeutic Effect of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Tennis Elbow (pages 1-12)
Wanping Jia (Philippine Christian University, Philippines), Guangyong Zhao (Linyi University, China)
Article 30
Effect of Tai Chi Exercise on Healthcare and Quality of Life of Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients With Hypertension (pages 1-12)
Hongyuan Sun (Jiaozuo Normal College, China), Wu Lv (Jiaozuo Normal College, China), Jaehee Lee (Sehan University, South Korea)
Article 31
An In-Depth Analysis of Smart Healthcare Monitoring Systems for Humans Based on IoT (pages 1-16)
Rubal Jeet (Chandigarh University, India), Sandeep Singh Kang (Chandigarh University, India)
Article 36
Common Injuries and Healthcare in College Basketball Sports (pages 1-11)
Liyun Wang (Yulin Normal University, China), Qingbin Sun (Yulin Normal University, China)
Article 37
Intervention Effect of Exercise and Diet on Immunity Under the Coronavirus Pandemic (pages 1-12)
Licheng Gao (Jiaozuo Normal College, China), Yawen Zhao (Jiaozuo Normal College, China)
Article 38
Comparison of Physical Exercise and Psychological Intervention in the Healthcare of Menopausal Women (pages 1-9)
Zhen Zhang (Zhengzhou Technical College, China), Minghui Zhao (Zhengzhou Technical College, China)
Article 43
Digital Disparities in Patient Adoption of Telemedicine: A Qualitative Analysis of the Patient Experience (pages 1-21)
Alissa M. Dickey (University of New Mexico, USA), Molly McLure Wasko (University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA)
Article 45
Tablet in the Consultation Room and Physician Satisfaction (pages 1-12)
Richard Kumi (University of Arkansas, Little Rock, USA), Iris Reychav (Ariel University, Israel), Joseph Azuri (Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel), Rajiv Sabherwal (University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA)
Article 49
Modeling the Factors That Drive the Need for Inter-Facility Transfers to Downstream Services in US Emergency Departments: The Case of Heart Attack Patients (pages 1-18)
Jeff Shockley (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), Tobin Turner (Presbyterian College, USA)
Article 49
Effect of Framing and Feedback Levels on Funding and Emotional Support in Medical Crowdfunding (pages 1-15)
Onochie Fan-Osuala (University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, USA)
Article 51
A Bi-Objective Paediatric Operating Theater Scheduling (pages 1-15)
Latifa Dekhici (University of Sciences and Technology of Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf, Algeria), Khaled Belkadi (University of Science and Technology of Oran Mohamed-Boudiaf, Algeria)
Article 64
Using Social Media Data for Exploring Healthcare Service Quality (pages 1-13)
Mohanad Halaweh (Al Ain University, UAE), Fathi Fayeq Salameh (Liwa College of Technology, UAE)
Volume 17 (2022)
Issue 1
Article 5
Book Review: Adaptive Health Management Information Systems 4th Edition (pages 1-3)
Michael Hall (Roger Williams University, USA)
Article 18
Doctor Resistance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare (pages 1-13)
Asma Chaibi (FSEGT, University of El Manar, Mediterranean School of Business, South Mediterranean University, Tunisia), Imed Zaiem (Faculty of Economics and Management of Nabeul, University of Carthage, Tunisia)
Article 21
Testing Hospital Quality Strategic Determinants (pages 1-21)
Maria do Carmo Caccia-Bava (University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil), Sarah L. Smith (Tennessee Tech University, USA), Jennifer L. Mabry (Tennesse Tech University, USA), Tor Guimaraes (Tennesse Tech University, USA)
Article 31
Design and Study of Mountaineering Wear Based on Nano Antibacterial Technology and Prediction Model (pages 1-16)
Chun-feng Xia (Zhejing Industry Polytechnic College, China), Jiang Wu (Zhejing Industry Polytechnic College, China), Wei Wang (Zhejing Industry Polytechnic College, China)
Article 36
Improvement of Segmentation Efficiency in Mammogram Images Using Dual-ROI Method (pages 1-14)
Venkata Satya Vivek Tammineedi (Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation (Deemed to be University), Vaddeswaram, AP, INDIA,), Raju C. (Sri Venkateswara Engineering College, India), Girish Kumar D. (Shri Vihnu Engineering College for Women, India), Venkateswarlu Yalla (BVC College of Engineering, India)
Article 52
Association Rules Extraction From the Coronavirus Disease 2019: Attributes on Morbidity and Mortality (pages 1-10)
Donald Douglas Atsa'am (University of the Free State, South Africa), Ruth Wario (University of the Free State, South Africa)
Article 66
Liver Disease Detection: A Review of Machine Learning Algorithms and Scope of Optimization (pages 1-22)
Aritra Pan (IMT Ghaziabad, India), Shameek Mukhopadhyay (The Heritage Academy, India), Subrata Samanta (PricewaterhouseCoopers, India)
Issue 2
Article 1
A Deep Neural Network for Detecting Coronavirus Disease Using Chest X-Ray Images (pages 1-27)
Rajeev Kumar Gupta (Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, India), Nilesh Kunhare (Amity University, India), Rajesh Kumar Pateriya (Maulana Azad National Institute Technology, India), Nikhlesh Pathik (Sagar Institute of Science and Technology, India)
Article 54
Evaluating the Presence of Hospitals on Social Media: An Analytical Study of Private and Public Hospital Instagram Accounts in the State of Kuwait (pages 1-17)
Anwar F. AlHussainan (Kuwait University, Kuwait), Zahraa A. Jasem (Kuwait University, Kuwait), Dari Alhuwail (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Article 55
Investigating the Impact of Outsourcing on IT Flexibility: The Conceptual Independence Perspective (pages 1-26)
Deborah Tarenskeen (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Rogier van de Wetering (Open University, The Netherlands), René Bakker (HAN University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands), Sjaak Brinkkemper (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Article 56
Liver Disease Detection: Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms Performances With Optimal Thresholds (pages 1-19)
Aritra Pan (Indian Institute of Management, Bodh Gaya, India), Shameek Mukhopadhyay (The Heritage Academy, Kolkata, India), Subrata Samanta (Ernst and Young, India)
Volume 16 (2021)
Issue 1
Article 1
Predicting Estimated Blood Loss and Transfusions in Gynecologic Surgery Using Artificial Neural Networks (pages 1-15)
Steven Walczak (University of South Florida, USA), Emad Mikhail (University of South Florida, USA)
Article 2
Computer-Aided Diagnosis for Spitzoid Lesions Classification Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques (pages 16-37)
Abir Belaala (LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria), Labib Sadek Terrissa (LINFI Laboratory, Biskra University, Algeria), Noureddine Zerhouni (FEMTO-ST Institute, University Bourgogne Franche-Comte, France & École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et des Microtechniques, Besançon, France), Christine Devalland (Service of Anatomy and Pathology Cytology, France)
Article 3
The Effect of Clustering in Filter Method Results Applied in Medical Datasets (pages 38-57)
Nadjla Elong (University of Sciences and Technology of Oran Mohamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Algeria), Sidi Ahmed Rahal (University of Sciences and Technology of Oran Mouhamed Boudiaf (USTO-MB), Algeria)
Article 4
Doctors' Perceptions on the Use of Internet of Things Medical Devices (IOT-MDs) for Anemic Pregnant Women: A TAM2 Study (pages 58-80)
Reenal Jain (eClerx Services Ltd, India), Vijayakumar Bharathi S. (Symbiosis Centre for Information Technology, Symbiosis International University (Deemed), India)
Article 5
Efficient Learning From Two-Class Categorical Imbalanced Healthcare Data (pages 81-100)
Lincy Mathews (VIT University, Vellore, India), Hari Seetha (VIT University, Amravati, India)
Issue 2
Special Issue on Design of Reliable, Secure and Intelligent Systems for Healthcare Applications
Guest Editorial Preface
Pradeep Kumar Singh (Department of CSE, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India), Rajiv Kumar (Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, India), Ashutosh Sharma (School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Lovely Professional University Punjab, India)
Article 1
Blockchain: The Perspective Future of Technology (pages 1-20)
Riya Sapra (Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India), Parneeta Dhaliwal (Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, India)
Article 2
A Secure IoT-Based Mutual Authentication for Healthcare Applications in Wireless Sensor Networks Using ECC (pages 21-48)
Deepti Singh (NSIT, New Delhi, India), Bijendra Kumar (Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, India), Samayveer Singh (National Institute of Technology, Jalndhar, India), Satish Chand (JNU, New Delhi, India)
Article 3
Knowledge Inferencing Using Artificial Bee Colony and Rough Set for Diagnosis of Hepatitis Disease (pages 49-72)
Kauser Ahmed P. (VIT, Vellore, India), Debi Prasanna Acharjya (VIT, Vellore, India)
Article 4
Using Transfer Learning and Hierarchical Classifier to Diagnose Melanoma From Dermoscopic Images (pages 73-86)
Priti Bansal (Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi, India), Sumit Kumar (Amity University, Noida, India), Ritesh Srivastava (GCET, India), Saksham Agarwal (Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India)
Article 5
Fully Automatic Detection and Segmentation Approach for Juxta-Pleural Nodules From CT Images (pages 87-104)
Vijayalaxmi Mekali (KSIT, Bengaluru, India), Girijamma H. A. (RNSIT, Bengaluru, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Brain Tumour Segmentation in FLAIR MRI Using Sliding Window Texture Feature Extraction Followed by Fuzzy C-Means Clustering (pages 1-20)
Sanjay Saxena (IIIT Bhubaneshwar, India), Nitu Kumari (IIIT Bhubaneswar, India), Swati Pattnaik (IIIT Bhubaneswar, India)
Article 2
The Nature and Role of Perceived Threats in User Resistance to Healthcare Information Technology: A Psychological Reactance Theory Perspective (pages 21-45)
Madison N. Ngafeeson (Northern Michigan University, USA), Joseph A. Manga (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA)
Article 3
Risk Reduction Privacy Preserving Approach for Accessing Electronic Health Records (pages 46-57)
V. K. Saxena (Vikram University, Ujjain, India), Shashank Pushkar (Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India)
Article 4
Dermatoscopy Using Multi-Layer Perceptron, Convolution Neural Network, and Capsule Network to Differentiate Malignant Melanoma From Benign Nevus (pages 58-73)
Shamik Tiwari (Department of Virtualization, School of Computer Science, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India)
Article 5
Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks for Accurate Event Detection (pages 74-88)
Amit Sharma (JUIT Wakhnaghat, India), Pradeep Kumar Singh (ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, India)
Article 6
Estimation of Medication Dispensing Errors (MDEs) as Tracked by Passive RFID-Based Solution (pages 89-104)
Anas Mouattah (Institute of Maintenance and Industrial Safety, University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria), Khalid Hachemi (Institute of Maintenance and Industrial Safety, University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed, Algeria)
Issue 4
Article 9
An Efficient Method for Biomedical Word Sense Disambiguation Based on Web-Kernel Similarity (pages 1-14)
Mohammed Rais (LISA, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENSA, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco), Mohammed Bekkali (LISA, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, ENSA, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Morocco), Abdelmonaime Lachkar (Systems and Data Engineering Team, Department of Information System and Communication, ENSA, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Morocco)
Article 10
An Empirical Comparative Analysis Using Machine Learning Techniques for Liver Disease Prediction (pages 1-12)
Mohammed Alghobiri (King Khalid University, Abdha, Saudi Arabia), Hikmat Ullah Khan (COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan), Ahsan Mahmood (COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan)
Article 11
Exploring Important Aspects of Service Quality While Choosing a Good Doctor: A Mixed-Methods Approach (pages 1-23)
Adnan Muhammad Shah (Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Xiangbin Yan (School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Syed Asad Ali Shah (School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China), Rizwan Ullah (School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China)
Article 12
A Blockchain-Based Distributed Authentication System for Healthcare (pages 1-14)
Soumyashree S. Panda (International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, India), Debasish Jena (International Institute of Information Technology, Bhubaneswar, India), Priti Das (SCB Medical College and Hospital, India)
Article 13
Identifying Factors of Indian Health System and Their Influence for Providing Good Customer Care (pages 1-17)
Meenakshi Sood (Chitkara School of Health Sciences, Chitkara University, Punjab, India), Arun Aggarwal (Chitkara University, Punjab, India), Sahil Gupta (IMS Ghaziabad University Courses Campus, India), Sanjay Rastogi (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India)
Article 14
A Review on Negation Role in Twitter Sentiment Analysis (pages 1-19)
Itisha Gupta (Banasthali Vidyapith, Vanasthali, India), Nisheeth Joshi (Banasthali Vidyapith, Vanasthali, India)
Article 14
Virtual Interface With Kinect 3D Sensor for Interaction With Bedridden People: First Insights (pages 1-16)
Vítor Hugo Carvalho (2Ai-School of Technology, IPCA, Barcelos, Portugal & Algoritmi Research Center, Minho University, Guimarães, Portugal), José Eusébio (School of Technology, IPCA, Barcelos, Portugal)
Article 15
Factors Influencing the Adoption Intention of Blockchain and Internet-of-Things Technologies for Sustainable Blood Bank Management (pages 1-21)
Sachin Kuberkar (Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Symbiosis International University (Deemed), Pune, India), Tarun Kumar Singhal (Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies (SCMS), Symbiosis International University (Deemed), Pune, India)
Article 15
Day-Level Forecasting for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (pages 1-16)
Wael K. Hanna (Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Egypt), Nouran M. Radwan (Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Egypt)
Article 16
Towards a Smart Healthcare System: An Architecture Based on IoT, Blockchain, and Fog Computing (pages 1-18)
Laila Fetjah (University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco), Kebira Azbeg (University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco), Ouail Ouchetto (University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco), Said Jai Andaloussi (University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco)
Article 16
Security/Privacy Perceptions in Patient Use of Online Medical Records: Study From a Large National Survey (pages 1-18)
Surma Mukhopadhyay (Longwood University, USA), Ramsankar Basak (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA), Brian J. Reithel (University of Mississippi, USA)
Article 17
Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare in India: Policy Initiatives, Challenges, and Recommendations (pages 1-11)
Sheshadri Chatterjee (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India), Michael S. Dohan (Lakehead University, Orillia, Canada)
Article 17
Food Intake Vision-Based Recognition System via Histogram of Oriented Gradients and Support Vector Machine for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease (pages 1-19)
Haitham Asaad Al-Anssari (Western Michigan University, USA), Ikhlas Abdel-Qader (Western Michigan University, USA), Maureen Mickus (Western Michigan University, USA)
Article 18
Change Management Perceptions in Portuguese Hospital Institutions Through ITIL (pages 1-20)
Pedro Fernandes Anunciação (College of Business Administration, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal), Nuno Santos Geada (College of Business Administration, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal)
Article 18
Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Model for Monitoring Hypertension Risk (pages 1-32)
Ngozi Chidozie Egejuru (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Oluwadare Ogunlade (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Peter Adebayo Idowu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Adanze Onyenonachi Asinobi (University of Ibadan, Nigeria)
Article 19
Critical Success Factors of Business Intelligence Implementation in Thai Hospitals (pages 1-21)
Suwat Janyapoon (Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand), Jirapan Liangrokapart (Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand), Albert Tan (Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation, Shah Alam, Malaysia)
Article 19
Factors Affecting User Intention to Pay via Online Medical Service Platform: Role of Misdiagnosis Risk and Timeliness of Response (pages 1-26)
Pinghao Ye (Wuhan Business University, China), Liqiong Liu (Wuhan Business University, China)
Article 20
A Novel Approach for Detection of Optic Disc and Lesion Location for Screening Diabetic Retinopathy (pages 1-21)
Aakanksha Mahajan (Amity University, Noida, India), Vasudha Vashisht (Amity University, Noida, India), Rohit Bansal (Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Amethi, India)
Article 20
Telepsychiatry: Access in Rural Areas (pages 1-14)
Briana M. Washington (Marshall University, USA), Annie Robinson (Marshall University, USA), Tonnie Chanell Mike (Marshall University, USA), Morgan Ruley (Marshall University, USA), Alberto Coustasse (Marshall University, USA)
Article 21
The Case of Organizational Innovation Capability and Health Information Technology Implementation Success: As You Sow, So You Reap? (pages 1-27)
Rangarajan Parthasarathy (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), Monica Garfield (Bentley University, USA), Anuradha Rangarajan (Indiana State University, USA), Justin L. Kern (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
Article 21
End User Satisfaction With Cloud Computing: The Case of Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar (pages 1-23)
Fatima Al-Qahtani (Qatar University, Qatar), Emad Ahmed Abu-Shanab (Qatar University, Qatar)
Article 22
Barriers and Facilitators to Using Smart Home Technologies to Support Older Adults: Perspectives of Three Stakeholder Groups (pages 1-14)
Turki Alzahrani (Massey University, New Zealand), Michelle Hunt (Massey University, New Zealand), Dick Whiddett (Massey University, New Zealand)
Article 22
A Data Representation Model for Personalized Medicine (pages 1-25)
Hafid Kadi (Department of Computer Science, University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara, Algeria & Normandie University, UNICAEN, ENSICAEN, CNRS, GREYC, Caen, France), Mohammed Rebbah (Department of Computer Science, University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara, Algeria), Boudjelal Meftah (Department of Computer Science, University of Mustapha Stambouli, Mascara, Algeria), Olivier Lézoray (Normandie University, UNICAEN, ENSICAEN, CNRS, GREYC, Caen, France)
Article 23
Compression of PPG Signal Through Joint Technique of Auto-Encoder and Feature Selection (pages 1-15)
Sunil Kumar K. N. (Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India), Shiva Shankar (Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Bengaluru, India), Keshavamurthy (Atria Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India)
Article 23
Managing E-Patient Case Notes in Tertiary Hospitals: A Sub-Saharan African Experience (pages 1-19)
Emmanuel Ajayi Olajubu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Ezekiel Aliyu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Adesola Ganiyu Aderounmu (Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria), Kamagate Beman Hamidja (Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique et Télécommunication, Côte d'Ivoire)
Article 24
Haar Wavelet Pyramid-Based Melanoma Skin Cancer Identification With Ensemble of Machine Learning Algorithms (pages 1-15)
Sudeep D. Thepade (Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, SPPU, Pune, India), Gaurav Ramnani (Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering, SPPU, Pune, India)
Article 25
Diabetes Prediction Using Enhanced SVM and Deep Neural Network Learning Techniques: An Algorithmic Approach for Early Screening of Diabetes: (pages 1-20)
P. Nagaraj (Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India), P. Deepalakshmi (Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education, Krishnankoil, India)
Article 26
A Novel Machine Learning-Based Approach for Outlier Detection in Smart Healthcare Sensor Clouds (pages 1-26)
Rajendra Kumar Dwivedi (Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India), Rakesh Kumar (Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, India), Rajkumar Buyya (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Article 27
Promoting Mobile Health Adoption to Hospital Patients Through Social Influencers: A Multi-Group Analysis Among Patients With High vs. Low Hospital Usage (pages 1-15)
Daisy Lee (School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), Gary C.H. Chong (United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong)
Article 28
Deep Learning Approach for Voice Pathology Detection and Classification (pages 1-30)
Vikas Mittal (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), R. K. Sharma (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 29
A Two-Stage Registration Method for Dental Volumetric Data and Mesh Data (pages 1-15)
Shuai Yang (School of Computer Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China), Wenjing Shi (School of Computer Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China), Yongzhen Ke (School of Computer Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China), Yongjiang Xue (School of Computer Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China)
Article 30
Classification of Parkinson Disease Based on Analysis and Synthesis of Voice Signal (pages 1-22)
Vikas Mittal (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), R. K. Sharma (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 31
Towards Detecting Dementia via Deep Learning (pages 1-17)
Deepika Bansal (NorthCap University, India), *Kavita Khanna (NorthCap University, India), Rita Chhikara (NorthCap University, India), Rakesh Kumar Dua (Fortis Hospital, India), Rajeev Malini (Max Hospital, India)
Article 32
Transfer Learning for Highlighting Diagnosis in Pathological Anatomy Based on Immunohistochemistry (pages 1-23)
Mohamed Gasmi (Larbi Tebessi University, Algeria), Issam Bendib (Larbi Tebessi University, Algeria), Yasmina Benmabrouk (Larbi Tebessi University, Algeria)
Article 32
Post Thoracic Surgery Life Expectancy Prediction Using Machine Learning (pages 1-20)
Akshaya Ravichandran (EY GDS, India), Krutika Mahulikar (Uniphore, India), Shreya Agarwal (Maynooth University, Ireland), Suresh Sankaranarayanan (SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India)
Article 33
Posts Characterization and User Engagement: A Preliminary Study on a Mental Health Facebook Page in New Zealand (pages 1-18)
Anushia Inthiran (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand)
Article 34
Telemedicine Adoption in India: Identifying Factors Affecting Intention to Use (pages 1-18)
Vanita Singh (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India), Vedant Dev (Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, India)
Article 35
A Survey on a Skin Disease Detection System (pages 1-17)
Md. Al Mamun (Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Mohammad Shorif Uddin (Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Article 42
Melanoma Detection From Lesion Images Using Optimized Features Selected by Metaheuristic Algorithms (pages 1-22)
Soumen Mukherjee (RCC Institute of Information Technology, India), Arunabha Adhikari (West Bengal State University, India), Madhusudan Roy (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, India)
Article 60
Blockchain Application Design and Algorithms for Traceability in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain (pages 1-18)
Vikram Bali (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India), Pawan Soni (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India), Tejaswi Khanna (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India), Shivam Gupta (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India), Shivi Chauhan (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India), Shivani Gupta (JSS Academy of Technical Education, Noida, India)
Article 61
Analysis and Design Process for Predicting and Controlling Blood Glucose in Type 1 Diabetic Patients: A Requirements Engineering Approach (pages 1-29)
Ishaya Peni Gambo (University of Tartu, Estonia), Rhodes Massenon (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Babatope A. Kolawole (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Rhoda Ikono (Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
Article 62
Dynamic Contact Network Simulation Model Based on Multi-Agent Systems (pages 1-21)
Fatima-Zohra Younsi (University of Oran 1, Ahmed BenBella, Algeria), Djamila Hamdadou (University of Oran 1, Ahmed BenBella, Algeria)
Article 63
Investigation of Cloud ERP Adoption in the Healthcare Industry Through Technology-Organization-Environment (TOE) Framework: Qualitative Study (pages 1-14)
Uzay Damali (University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA), Mehmet Kocakulah (University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, USA), Ahmet Semih Ozkul (University of New Haven, USA)
Article 93
Exploring the Impact of Government Interventions on COVID-19 Pandemic Spread in Kuwait (pages 1-19)
Sana S. BuHamra (Kuwait University, Kuwait), Jehad Al Dallal (Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait)
Volume 15 (2020)
Issue 1
Article 1
A Novel Hybrid Approach for Chronic Disease Classification (pages 1-19)
Divya Jain (Computer Science and Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India), Vijendra Singh (Computer Science and Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India)
Article 2
An Integrated Structural Equation Model of eHealth Behavioral Intention (pages 20-39)
Gayle Prybutok (University of North Texas, Denton, USA), Anh Viet Ta (University of Nebraska Omaha, Omaha, USA), Xiaotong Liu (University of Wisconsin Platteville, Platteville, USA), Victor Prybutok (University of North Texas, Denton, USA)
Article 3
A Framework for Ranking Hospitals Based on Customer Perception Using Rough Set and Soft Set Techniques (pages 40-62)
Arati Mohapatro (Research Scholar, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, India), S.K. Mahendran (Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Government Arts College, Ooty, India), T. K. Das (Associate Professor, School of Information Technology & Engineering, VIT, Vellore, India)
Article 4
Human Factors Affecting HMS Impact on Nurses Jobs: HMS Impact in Nursing (pages 63-80)
Tor Guimaraes (Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, USA), Maria do Carmo Caccia-Bava (University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil), Valerie Guimaraes (Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, USA)
Article 5
Mobile Health and Telemedicine: Awareness, Adoption and Importance of Health Study (pages 81-96)
Alice Etim (Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, USA), David N. Etim (University of Connecticut, Mansfield, USA), Jasmine Scott (Winston Salem State University, Winston-Salem, USA)
Issue 2
Special Issue on Intelligent Healthcare Systems: New Trends and Applications
Guest Editorial Preface
Aman Singh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Babita Pandey (Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India), Ramandeep Singh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Article 1
Performance Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Cervical Cancer Detection (pages 1-21)
Sanjay Kumar Singh (I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala, Punjab, India), Anjali Goyal (Department of Computer Applications, GNIMT, Ludhiana, Punjab, India)
Article 2
An Improved and Adaptive Approach in ANFIS to Predict Knee Diseases (pages 22-37)
Ranjit Kaur (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Kamaldeep Kaur (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Aditya Khamparia (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Divya Anand (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Article 3
A Fuzzy Rule Based Expert System for Early Diagnosis of Osgood Schlatter Disease of Knee Joint (pages 38-49)
Gagandeep Kaur (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Abhinav Hans (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Anshu Vashisth (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Article 4
Health Detection of Wheat Crop Using Pattern Recognition and Image Processing (pages 50-60)
Balwant Ram (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Mamoon Rashid (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Kamlesh Lakhwani (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Shibi S. Kumar (Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Article 5
Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using an Entropy-Based Optimization Algorithm (pages 61-79)
Sukhpreet Kaur (IKGPTU, Kapurthala, India), Kulwinder Singh Mann (Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Rural Healthcare Delivery in Sub-Saharan Africa: An ICT-Driven Approach (pages 1-21)
Nasir Faruk (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), N.T. Surajudeen-Bakinde (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Abubakar Abdulkarim (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Abdulkarim Ayopo Oloyede (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Lukman Olawoyin (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Olayiwola W. Bello (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria), Segun I. Popoola (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria), Thierry O.C. Edoh (Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany)
Article 2
Doing More Than Asking for Opinions: A Framework for Participation and Ecohealth in Health Information System Evaluations (pages 22-46)
Jessica Elaine Helwig (University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada), Katherine E. Bishop-Williams (University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada), Lea Berrang-Ford (IHACC Research Group, Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK), Shuaib Lwasa (IHACC Research Group, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda), Didacus Bambaiha Namanya (IHACC Research Group, Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda), Bwindi Community Hospital (Kanungu District, Uganda)
Article 3
The Moderating Effect of Organization Culture on Competition Intensity and Hospital Quality (pages 47-64)
Tor Guimaraes (Tennessee Tech University, USA), Maria do Carmo Caccia-Bava (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil), Melissa Geist (Tennessee Tech University, USA)
Article 4
A Block-Based Arithmetic Entropy Encoding Scheme for Medical Images (pages 65-81)
Urvashi Sharma (Jaypee University of Information Technology, India), Meenakshi Sood (National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, India), Emjee Puthooran (Jaypee University of Information Technology, India), Yugal Kumar (Jaypee University of Information Technology, India)
Article 5
Blockchain in Healthcare: Opportunities, Challenges, and Possible Solutions (pages 82-97)
Cornelius Chidubem Agbo (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada), Qusay H. Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
Issue 4
Article 1
Studying Online Support for Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease in China: A Text-Mining Approach to Online Forum in China (pages 1-17)
Haijing Hao (Bentley University, USA), Sue Levkoff (University of South Carolina, USA), Weiguang Wang (University of Maryland, College Park, USA), Qiyi Zhang (School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, USA), Hongtu Chen (Department of Psychiatry and Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA), Dan Zhu (Iowa State University, USA)
Article 2
Last Minute Medical Appointments No-Show Management (pages 18-37)
Daniel M. Sousa (Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon University, Portugal), André Vasconcelos (Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Article 3
Knowledge Fusion Based on Cloud Computing Environment for Long-Term Care (pages 38-55)
Kai-Xiang Zhuang (National Formosa University, Taiwan), I-Ching Hsu (National Formosa University, Taiwan)
Article 4
Diagnostic Analysis of Patients Qualified for Hip Replacement Using Multi-Criteria Methods: Clinical Decision Support System (pages 56-69)
Luiza Fabisiak (West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland), Karina Szczypor-Piasecka (Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland)
Article 5
Blockchain Application to the Cancer Registry Database (pages 70-87)
Joseph E. Kasten (Pennsylvania State University, York, USA)
Volume 14 (2019)
Issue 1
Article 1
Coupling Multivariate Adaptive Regression Spline (MARS) and Random Forest (RF): A Hybrid Feature Selection Method in Action (pages 1-18)
Arpita Nagpal (The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India), Vijendra Singh (The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India)
Article 2
Development and Application of an Infant and Toddler Healthcare Program for Marriage-Migrant Women (pages 19-28)
Eun Young Kim (Department of Nursing, Gwangju University, Gwangiu, Korea), Jun Hee Noh (Department of nursing, Woosuk University, Wanju County, Korea), Eun Young Jung (Department of Nursing, Cheongam College, Suncheon, Korea), Eun Ju Lim (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea)
Article 3
Assessment of Sit-to-Stand Movements Using a Single Kinect Sensor: A Preliminary Study in Healthy Subjects (pages 29-43)
Wenbing Zhao (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA), Deborah D. Espy (M. Ann Reinthal, School of Health Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA)
Article 5
A Study Proposing a Data Model for a Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) Data Warehouse for Potential Secondary Uses of Dementia Care Data (pages 61-79)
Shehla Khalid (University of Bradford, Bradford, UK), Neil Small (University of Bradford, Bradford, UK), Daniel Neagu (University of Bradford, Bradford, UK), Claire Surr (Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK)
Issue 2
Article 1
Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Data: A Hybrid Approach (pages 1-16)
Ankit Srivastava (The NorthCap University, Gurgaon, India), Vijendra Singh (The NorthCap University, Gurgaon, India), Gurdeep Singh Drall (The NorthCap University, Gurgaon, India)
Article 2
The Effect of eHealth Information Systems on Health Information Management in Hospitals in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (pages 17-27)
Njabulo Bruce Khumalo (National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe), Nathan Mnjama (University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana)
Article 3
Disruptive-Technology Avoidance in Healthcare: A Revealed Causal Mapping (RCM) Approach (pages 28-48)
Bahae Samhan (Illinois State University, Normal, USA), K.D. Joshi (Washington State University, Pullman, USA)
Article 4
Improving Opportunities in Healthcare Supply Chain Processes via the Internet of Things and Blockchain Technology (pages 49-65)
Raja Jayaraman (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Abu Dhabi, UAE), Khaled Salah (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Abu Dhabi, UAE), Nelson King (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
Article 5
A Hybrid Deep Learning and Handcrafted Feature Approach for Cervical Cancer Digital Histology Image Classification (pages 66-87)
Haidar A AlMubarak (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA & Advanced Lab for Intelligent Systems Rresearch, Department of Computer Engineering, College of Information and Computer Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia & Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA), Joe Stanley (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA), Peng Guo (Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA), Rodney Long (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications for National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, USA), Sameer Antani (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications for National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, USA), George Thoma (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications for National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, USA), Rosemary Zuna (Department of Pathology for the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, USA), Shelliane Frazier (University of Missouri Health Care, Columbia, USA), William Stoecker (The Dermatology Center, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, USA)
Issue 3
Special Issue on Medical Informatics
Guest Editorial Preface
Tai-hoon Kim (GVSA and University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia), Wai Chi Fang (National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan), Sabah Mohammed (Lakehead University, Canada), Mincong Tang (Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China)
Article 1
Design and Implementation of Digital Asthma Diagnosis System (pages 1-15)
Qinghua Yao (Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, China), Xiantao Yang (Changchun University of Technology, Changchun, China)
Article 2
Research on Improved Apriori Algorithm Based on Data Mining in Electronic Cases (pages 16-28)
Xiaoli Wang (Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China), Kui Su (Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China), Lirong Su (Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, China)
Article 3
Comparison of Genetic Variations in Zika Virus Isolated From Different Geographic Regions (pages 29-39)
Jooyeon Park (Dept. of Big Data Science, University of Science & Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea), Jinhwa Jang (Biomedical Prediction Technology Lab, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Yuseong-gu, Republic of Korea), Insung Ahn (University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea)
Article 4
Using Data Analytics to Predict Hospital Mortality in Sepsis Patients (pages 40-57)
Yazan Alnsour (University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, USA), Rassule Hadidi (University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, USA), Neetu Singh (University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Exploring Big Data Analytic Approaches to Cancer Blog Text Analysis (pages 1-20)
Viju Raghupathi (Koppelman School of Business, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, USA), Yilu Zhou (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York, USA), Wullianallur Raghupathi (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York, USA)
Article 2
Analyzing Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms Using Artificial Neural Network Methodologic Triangulation (pages 21-32)
Steven Walczak (School of Information, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA), Jennifer B. Permuth (Departments of Cancer Epidemiology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and R, Tampa, USA), Vic Velanovich (Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA)
Article 3
Factors Impacting Use of Health IT Applications: Predicting Nurses' Perception of Performance (pages 33-55)
Sadaf Ashtari (California State University, Sacramento, USA), Al Bellamy (Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA)
Article 4
Demystifying the Communication-Driven Usefulness Hypothesis: The Case of Healthcare Insurance Applications (pages 1-17)
Makoto Nakayama (DePaul University, Chicago, USA), Steven Leon (Appalachian State University, Boone, USA)
Article 5
Influential Factors in Breast Cancer Patients' Performance Using Malaysian Social Network Support Groups (pages 73-90)
Marva Mirabolghasemi (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia), Noorminshah A. Iahad (Department of Information Systems, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia), T. Ramayah (School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia & UTM International Business School (UTM-IBS), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Volume 13 (2018)
Issue 1
Special Issue on Health Digital Transformation II: E-Technologies and Intelligent Health IT/IS Adaptations to Increasingly Complex Problems in Today's Healthcare Services Delivery Systems
Guest Editorial Preface
William G. Chismar (Outreach College Professor of Information Technology Management, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA), Tom Horan (Drucker Graduate School of Management and Center for Information Systems and Technology (CISAT), Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA), Joseph Tan (Professor of eHealth Informatics & eBusiness Innovation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
Article 1
Incorporating Global Medical Knowledge to Solve Healthcare Problems: A Framework for a Crowdsourcing System (pages 1-14)
Kabir Sen (College of Business, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA), Kaushik Ghosh (Department of Information Systems and Analysis, College of Business, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA)
Article 2
Community Health Workers (CHWs) as Innovators: Insights from a Tele-Education Pilot for CHWs in Detroit, Michigan (pages 15-28)
Tyler Prentiss (Henry Ford Health System, Global Health Initiative, Detroit, MI, USA), John Zervos (Henry Ford Health System, Global Health Initiative, Detroit, MI, USA), Mohan Tanniru (School of Business Administration, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA), Joseph Tan (Professor of eHealth Informatics and eBusiness Innovation, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
Article 3
Inhibitors of Physicians' Use of Mandatory Hospital Information Systems (HIS) (pages 29-44)
Heiko Gewald (Center for Research on Service Sciences, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany), Corinna Gewald (Center for Research on Service Sciences, Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Neu-Ulm, Germany)
Article 4
Data Visualization with IBM Watson Analytics for Global Cancer Trends Comparison from World Health Organization (pages 45-54)
Kelvin K. F. Tsoi (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre and Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Felix C. H. Chan (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Hoyee W. Hirai (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Gary K. S. Keung (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Yong-Hong Kuo (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China), Samson Tai (IBM China/Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong, China), Helen M. L. Meng (Stanley Ho Big Data Decision Analytics Research Centre and Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
Article 5
From E-Prescribing to Drug Management System: Impacts of Stress on Usage Continuance (pages 55-70)
Rola El Halabieh (Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Canada), Anne Beaudry (John Molson School of Business, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada), Robyn Tamblyn (Clinical and Health Informatics Research Group, McGill University, Montreal, Canada)
Issue 2
Article 1
Utilizing Combined Claims and Clinical Datasets for Research Among Potential Cases of Rare Diseases (pages 1-12)
Kevin J. Bennett (University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA), Joshua Mann (University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA), Lijing Ouyang (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA)
Article 2
Medical Image Retrieval in Healthcare Social Networks (pages 13-28)
Riadh Bouslimi (ISG, Tunis, Tunisia), Mouhamed Gaith Ayadi (ISG, Tunis, Tunisia), Jalel Akaichi (ISG, Tunis, Tunisia)
Article 3
The Impact of Health Information Digitization on the Physiotherapist-Patient Relationship: A Pilot Study of the Lebanese Community (pages 29-53)
Therese Al Kareh (Notre Dame University - Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon), Mira Thoumy (Notre Dame University - Louaize, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon)
Article 4
An Athletic Training Analysis System Research Based on Physiological Computation (pages 54-67)
Ding Xiong (Hunan International Economics University, Changsha, China), Lu Yan (Hunan International Economics University, Changsha, China), Peng Qiong (Hunan International Economics University, Changsha, China)
Issue 3
Article 1
The Diagnosis of Dengue Disease: An Evaluation of Three Machine Learning Approaches (pages 1-19)
Shalini Gambhir (SRM University, Sonepat, Haryana, India), Sanjay Kumar Malik (SRM University, Sonepat, India), Yugal Kumar (Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, India)
Article 2
Models for Drone Delivery of Medications and Other Healthcare Items (pages 20-34)
Judy E. Scott (University of Colorado, Denver, USA), Carlton H. Scott (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Article 3
Factors Affecting Business and Information Technology Alignment at the Lower Levels of a Public Organisation (pages 35-48)
Sid Vatharkar (Vodafone UK, Birmingham, UK), Ping Gao (The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK), Vladislav Fomin (Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania & Turiba University, Riga, Latvia)
Article 4
Kinect-Based Limb Rehabilitation Methods (pages 49-64)
Yongji Yang (Changchun University, Changchun City, China), Zhiguo Xiao (Changchun University, Changchun City, China), Furen Jiang (Changchun University, Changchun City, China)
Issue 4
Special Issue on Data Mining and Decision Sciences in Healthcare Informatics and Systems
Guest Editorial Preface
Singh Vijendra (The NorthCap University, Gurgaon, India), Rajkumar R. (VIT University, Vellore, India,)
Article 1
A Unified Feature Selection Model for High Dimensional Clinical Data Using Mutated Binary Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithm (pages 1-14)
Thendral Puyalnithi (Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT), Vellore, India), Madhuviswanatham Vankadara (Vellore Institute of Technology(VIT), Vellore, India)
Article 2
An Intelligent Multi-Objective Framework of Pervasive Information Computing (pages 15-27)
Basant Tiwari (Hawassa University, Awassa, Ethiopia), Vivek Tiwari (IIIT-NR, Naya Raipur, India)
Article 3
The Design of a Cloud-based Clinical Decision Support System Prototype: Management of Drugs Intoxications in Childhood (pages 28-48)
Baya Naouel Barigou (Laboratory of Computer Science (LIO), University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Fatiha Barigou (Laboratory of Computer Science (LIO), University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Chawki Benchehida (Laboratory of Computer Science (LIO), University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Baghdad Atmani (Laboratory of Computer Science (LIO), University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria), Ghalem Belalem (Laboratory of Computer Science (LIO), University of Oran 1, Ahmed Ben Bella, Oran, Algeria)
Article 4
Comparative Analysis of Morphological Techniques for Malaria Detection (pages 49-65)
P.A Pattanaik (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India), Tripti Swarnkar (Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, India)
Article 5
Causal Analysis of Software Development Attributes for Cloud Applications: A Health Insurance Solution Case (pages 66-81)
Nitasha Hasteer (Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India), Abhay Bansal (Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India), B. K. Murthy (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, India)
Article 6
Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms in Health Care to Predict Heart Disease (pages 82-97)
P Priyanga (Dept. of CSE, K.S. Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, India), N C Naveen (Dept. of CSE, J S S Academy of Technical Education, Bengaluru, India)
Article 7
Spiral-Phase Masked Optical Image Health Care Encryption System for Medical Images Based on Fast Walsh-Hadamard Transform for Security Enhancement (pages 98-117)
Mehak Khurana (The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India), Hukum Singh (The NorthCap University, Gurugram, India)
Volume 12 (2017)
Issue 1
Article 1
An Artificial Neural Network Classification of Prescription Nonadherence (pages 1-13)
Steven Walczak (School of Information & Florida Center for Cybersecurity, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA), Senanu R. Okuboyejo (Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria)
Article 2
Automatic Detection of Blood Vessel in Retinal Images Using Vesselness Enhancement Filter and Adaptive Thresholding (pages 14-29)
Abderrahmane Elbalaoui (Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Mohamed Fakir (Faculty of Science and Technology, Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Taifi khaddouj (Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco), Abdelkarim MERBOUHA (Sultan Moulay Slimane University, Beni Mellal, Morocco)
Article 3
Exploring Incidence-Prevalence Patterns in Spatial Epidemiology via Neighborhood Rough Sets (pages 30-43)
Sharmila Banu K. (VIT University, Vellore, India), B.K. Tripathy (School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India)
Article 4
Barriers to Successful Health Information Exchange Systems in Canada and the USA: A Systematic Review (pages 44-63)
Basmah Almoaber (King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada), Daniel Amyot (University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada)
Issue 2
Article 1
Critical Success Factors in Electronic Health Records (EHR) Implementation: An Exploratory Study in North India (pages 1-17)
Navneet Kaur Bajwa (Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India), Harjot Singh (Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India), Kalyan Kumar De (Amity University, Noida, India)
Article 2
A Knowledge Based System for the Selection of Muscles for Gait Phase Detection using EMGs (pages 18-45)
Vasileios Syrimpeis (University of Patras, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Patras, Greece), Vassilis Moulianitis (University of the Aegean, Department of Product and System Design Engineering, Ermoupolis, Greece), Nikos A. Aspragathos (University of Patras, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, Patras, Greece), Elias Panagiotopoulos (University of Patras, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Patras, Greece)
Article 3
Efficient Algorithm for Answering Fuzzy Medical Requests in Pervasive Healthcare Information Systems (pages 46-64)
Wissem Labbadi (University of Tunis, Department of Computer Science, Tunis, Tunisia), Jalel Akaichi (King Khalid University, College of Computer Science, Abha, Saudi Arabia)
Article 4
Design Analytics of Complex Communication Systems Involving Two Different Sensory Disabilities (pages 65-80)
Gahangir Hossain (Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kingsville, TX, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Analyzing the Impact of Governance of Enterprise IT on Hospital Performance: Tehran's (Iran) Hospitals – A Case Study (pages 1-20)
Ali Otarkhani (Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Management and Accounting, Tehran, Iran), Sajad Shokouhyar (Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Management and Accounting, Tehran, Iran), Sajad Salehi Pour (Shahid Beheshti University, Department of Information Technology Management, Tehran, Iran)
Article 2
A Multi-Agent Based Modeling and Simulation Data Management and Analysis System for the Hospital Emergency Department (pages 21-36)
Manel Saad Saoud (University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Abdelhak Boubetra (University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Safa Attia (University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Department of Computer Science, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria)
Article 3
Real-Time, Location-Based Patient-Device Association Management: Design and Proof of Concept (pages 37-61)
Raoufeh Rezaee (University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Malak Baslyman (University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Daniel Amyot (University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), Alain Mouttham (Montfort Hospital, Ontario, Canada), Rana Chreyh (Canadian Blood Services, Ontario, Canada), Glen Geiger (The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada)
Article 4
A Yes/No Answer Generator Based on Sentiment-Word Scores in Biomedical Question Answering (pages 62-74)
Mourad Sarrouti (Laboratory of Computer Science and Modeling, FSDM, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco), Said Ouatik El Alaoui (Laboratory of Computer Science and Modeling, FSDM, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco)
Issue 4
Health Digital Transformation I: E-Technologies and Intelligent Health IT/IS Adaptations to Increasingly Complex Problems in Today's Healthcare Services Delivery Systems
Guest Editorial Preface
William G. Chismar (Outreach College Professor of Information Technology Management, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA), Tom Horan (Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA), Joseph Tan (DeGroote School of Business,McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
Article 1
Assessing Utilization and Effectiveness in Public Participative and Volunteered Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Data (pages 1-12)
April Moreno (Center for Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA), Sarah Osailan (Center for Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, USA)
Article 2
Using Key Performance Indicators to Reduce Perceived Perioperative Complexity and Improve Patient Workflow (pages 13-30)
Jim Ryan (College of Business, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, USA), Barbara Doster (University Hospital, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, USA), Sandra Daily (Duke Medical Center, Durham, N.C., USA), Carmen Lewis (Sorrel College of Business, Troy University, Dothan, AL, USA)
Article 3
Non-Traditional Data Mining Applications in Taiwan National Health Insurance (NHI) Databases: A Hybrid Mining (HM) Case for the Framing of NHI Decisions (pages 31-51)
Joseph Tan (DeGroote School of Business,McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada), Fuchung Wang (National Health Insurance Administration, Taipei City, Taiwan)
Article 4
Participant Perspectives on Benefits and Challenges of Engaging in an Online Pain Self-Management Program (pages 52-67)
Marian Wilson (College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA), Michele R. Shaw (College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA)
Article 5
Why Do People Resist Patient Portal Systems?: An Application of the Dual Factor Model of IT Usage (pages 68-86)
Bahae Samhan (Department of Accounting, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, USA)
Volume 11 (2016)
Issue 1
Article 1
Analysis of Healthcare Workflows in Accordance with Access Control Policies (pages 1-20)
Sandeep Lakaraju (Dakota State University, Madison, SD, USA), Dianxiang Xu (Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA), Yong Wang (Dakota State University, Madison, SD, USA)
Article 2
Human Voice Waveform Analysis for Categorization of Healthy and Parkinson Subjects (pages 21-35)
Saloni Saloni (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Rajender K. Sharma (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India), Anil K. Gupta (National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
Article 3
Development of an Emergency Response Management using Mobile Devices for Hospital Infrastructures Affected by Power Grid Failures (pages 36-57)
Safa Attia (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Abdelhak Boubetra (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Manel Saad Saoud (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria)
Article 4
Factors Influencing Physicians' Acceptance of e-Health in Developing Country: An Empirical Study (pages 58-70)
Md. Rakibul Hoque (University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh), Adnan Albar (Department of Information Systems, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia), Jahangir Alam (Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT), Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Issue 2
Article 1
Exploring Cost and Quality of Medicare in the United States using Analytics (pages 1-18)
Viju Raghupathi (Koppelman School of Business, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA), Wullianallur Raghupathi (Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University, New York, NY, USA)
Article 2
A Simulation Knowledge Extraction-based Decision Support System for the Healthcare Emergency Department (pages 19-37)
Manel Saad Saoud (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Abdelhak Boubetra (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria), Safa Attia (Department of Computer Science, University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria)
Article 3
A Hybrid Scheme for Breast Cancer Detection using Intuitionistic Fuzzy Rough Set Technique (pages 38-61)
Chiranji Lal Chowdhary (School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India), D. P. Acharjya (School of Computer Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India)
Article 4
Diagnosis of Liver Disease by Using Least Squares Support Vector Machine Approach (pages 62-75)
Aman Singh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Babita Pandey (Department of Computer Applications, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Issue 3
Transforming Healthcare through Information Technology: A Roadmap to Succeed Beyond 2015
Guest Editorial Preface
Bernard T. Han (Department of Business Information Systems, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
Article 1
Realizing the Value of EHR Systems Critical Success Factors (pages 1-18)
Elizabeth A. Regan (Department of Integrated Information Technology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA), Jumee Wang (Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA)
Article 2
A Case Study Perspective for Balanced Perioperative Workflow Achievement through Data-Driven Process Improvement (pages 19-41)
Jim Ryan (College of Business, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, USA), Barbara Doster (University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA), Sandra Daily (Cullman Regional Medical Center, Cullman, AL, USA), Carmen Lewis (Sorrel College of Business, Troy University, Dothan, AL, USA)
Article 3
A Conceptual Framework of Smart Home Context: An Empirical Investigation (pages 42-56)
Ahmad Al-Aiad (Department of Computer Information Systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan), Khalid Alkhatib (Department of Computer Information Systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan), Muhammad Al-Ayyad (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan), Ismail Hmeidi (Department of Computer Information Systems, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan)
Article 4
EEMI - An Electronic Health Record for Pediatricians: Adoption Barriers, Services and Use in Mexico (pages 57-69)
Juan C. Lavariega (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Tecnologias de Informacion, Monterrey, Mexico), Roberto Garza (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Tecnologias de Informacion, Monterrey, Mexico), Lorena G Gómez (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Tecnologias de Informacion, Monterrey, Mexico), Victor J. Lara-Diaz (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Tecnologias de Informacion, Monterrey, Mexico), Manuel J. Silva-Cavazos (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Tecnologias de Informacion, Monterrey, Mexico)
Issue 4
Article 1
A Multidisciplinary Remote Healthcare Delivery System to Increase Health Care Access, Pathology Screening, and Treatment in Developing Countries: The Case of Benin (pages 1-31)
Thierry Oscar Edoh (Technical University of Munich, Germany), Pravin Amrut Pawar (National Institute of Technology Goa, Farmagudi, Ponda, India), Bernd Brügge (Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany), Gunnar Teege (Bundewehr University Munich, Neubiberg, Germany)
Article 2
The MAV-ES Data Integration Approach for Decisional Information Systems (DIS): A Case on Epidemiologic Monitoring (pages 32-55)
Djamila Marouf (University of Oran 1 Ahmed Benbella, Oran, Algeria), Djamila Hamdadou (University of Oran 1 Ahmed Benbella, Oran, Algeria), Karim Bouamrane (University of Oran 1 Ahmed Benbella, Oran, Algeria)
Article 3
An Efficient Diagnosis System for Detection of Liver Disease Using a Novel Integrated Method Based on Principal Component Analysis and K-Nearest Neighbor (PCA-KNN) (pages 56-69)
Aman Singh (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India), Babita Pandey (Department of Computer Applications, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India)
Article 4
Predicting Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Patients Using Time-Sensitive Artificial Neural Networks (pages 70-88)
Khouloud Safi Eljil (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Ghassan Qadah (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), Michel Pasquier (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates)
Volume 10 (2015)
Issue 1
ICD-10-CM and the Risk of Re-Identification
Guest Editorial Preface
Liam O'Neill (School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA)
Article 1
Critical Success Factors in Health Information Technology Implementation: The Perspective of Finnish IT Managers (pages 1-16)
Nguyen Thi Thanh Hai (Department of Health and Social Management, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland), Tommi Tapanainen (Hanyang University School of Business, Seoul, Korea), Diana Ishmatova (APEC e-Government Research Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan)
Article 2
A Decision Support System (DSS) for Colorectal Cancer Follow-Up Program via a Semantic Framework (pages 17-38)
Kalpdrum Passi (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada), Hongtao Zhao (Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada)
Article 3
Mining ICDDR, B Hospital Surveillance Data and Exhibiting Strategies for Balancing Large Unbalanced Datasets (pages 39-66)
Adnan Firoze (School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Columbia University, New York City, NY, USA), Rashedur M. Rahman (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Article 4
Improving Healthcare System Usability Without Real Users: A Semi-Parallel Design Approach (pages 67-81)
Farath Arshad (Centre for Health and Social Care Informatics (CHaSCI), Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK), Nonso Nnamoko (School of Computing and Mathematical Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK), James Wilson (North West Deanery, Manchester, UK), Bibhas Roy (Central Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, Trafford Hospital, Manchester, UK), Mark Taylor (School of Computing and Mathematical Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK)
Issue 2
Article 1
Factors Affecting Health Information Technology Expenditure in California Hospitals (pages 1-13)
Jinhyung Lee (Department of Economics, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea)
Article 2
Supply Chain-Related Adverse Events and Patient Safety in Healthcare (pages 14-33)
Nebil Buyurgan (Department of Engineering, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT, USA), Paiman Farrokhvar (Logistics Engineer, Transplace 3PL and Technology Company, Lowell, AR, USA)
Article 3
UMLS Semantic Network as a UML Metamodel for Improving Biomedical Ontology and Application Modeling (pages 34-56)
Rishi Kanth Saripalle (NetVision Resources, Chantilly, VA, USA)
Article 4
Trends in Information Systems and Long-Term Care: A Literature Review (pages 57-70)
Roy Rada (Department Of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
A Method for Classification Using Data Mining Technique for Diabetes: A Study of Health Care Information System (pages 1-23)
Ahmad Al-Khasawneh (Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II Faculty of Information Technology, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan)
Article 2
LiveWell – Promoting Healthy Living and Wellbeing for Parkinson Patients through Social Network and ICT Training: Lessons Learnt and Best Practices (pages 24-41)
Maged N. Kamel Boulos (Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, UK), Emmanuel Ifeachor (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK), Javier Escudero (School of Engineering, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK), Peng Zhao (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK), Camille Carroll (Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK), Pedro Costa (INOVAMAIS – Serviços de Consultadoria em Inovação Tecnológica, S.A., Matosinhos, Portugal), Gerhard Doppler (International Development, Bit media e-solutions GmbH, Graz, Austria), Laura Carrasco Marín (Asociacíon Parkinson Madrid, Madrid, Spain), Luiza Spiru (Ana Aslan International Foundation, Bucharest, Romania), Kristin Helga Guðmundsdótti (Samvil ehf. Fjarkennsla.com, Reykjavik, Iceland), Marija Kosem (Splošna bolnišnica Brežice, Brežice, Slovenia)
Article 3
Proposing and Testing SOA Governance Process: A Case Study Approach (pages 42-62)
Konstantinos Koumaditis (Department of Business Development and Technology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark), Marinos Themistocleous (Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece)
Article 4
Identifying Bands in the Knowledge Exchange Spectrum in an Online Health Infomediary (pages 63-84)
Dobin Yim (Fordham University, New York City, NY, USA), Jiban Khuntia (Department of Information Systems, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA), Young Argyris (Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Systematic Literature Review on Empirical Results and Practical Implementations of Healthcare Recommender Systems: Lessons Learned and a Novel Proposal (pages 1-21)
Adekunle Oluseyi Afolabi (School of Computing, Universtiy of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland), Pekka Toivanen (School of Computing, Universtiy of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland), Keijo Haataja (School of Computing, Universtiy of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland), Juha Mykkänen (School of Computing, Universtiy of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland)
Article 2
The Impact of Social Influence, Information Quality and Online Forum Features on the Credibility of Doctors and Hospitals for Medical Tourism Services (pages 22-37)
Charlie C. Chen (Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA), Makoto Nakayama (College of Computing and Digital Media, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA), Peter Ractham (Thammasat Business School, Thammasat Universtiy, Bangkok, Thailand)
Article 3
Development of a Fuzzy Logic-based Model for Monitoring Cardiovascular Risk (pages 38-55)
Peter Adebayo Idowu (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Sarumi Olusegun Ajibola (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Jeremiah Ademola Balogun (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria), Oluwadare Ogunlade (Department of Physiological Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
Article 4
Pre-Implementation Case Studies Evaluating Workflow and Informatics Challenges in Private Primary Care Clinics for Electronic Medical Record Implementation (pages 56-64)
Calvin Or (Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China)
Volume 9 (2014)
Issue 1
Article 1
Organizational Factors Influencing the Use of Clinical Decision Support for Improving Cancer Screening Within Community Health Centers (pages 1-29)
Timothy Jay Carney (Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA), Michael Weaver (Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA), Anna M. McDaniel (Indiana University School of Informatics (IUPUI) & Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IN, USA), Josette Jones (Indiana University School of Informatics (IUPUI), Indianapolis, IN, USA), David A. Haggstrom (VA HSR&D Center of Excellence on Implementing Evidence-based Practice & Roudebush VA Medical Center Regenstrief Institute Inc. & Division of General Internal Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA)
Article 2
Design Principles in Health Information Technology: An Alternative to UML Use Case Methodology (pages 30-41)
Sabah Al-Fedaghi (Computer Engineering Department, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait)
Article 3
Human and Organizational Factors of Healthcare Data Breaches: The Swiss Cheese Model of Data Breach Causation And Prevention (pages 42-60)
Faouzi Kamoun (College of Technological Innovation, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE), Mathew Nicho (College of Information Technology, University of Dubai, Dubai, UAE)
Article 4
Application Portfolio Management in Hospitals: Empirical Insights (pages 61-74)
Joey van Angeren (Department of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven University of Technology, Utrecht, Netherlands), Vincent Blijleven (Center for Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Nyenrode Business Universiteit, Utrecht, Netherlands), Ronald Batenburg (Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
Issue 2
Article 1
Document Management Mechanism for Holistic Emergency Healthcare (pages 1-15)
M. Poulymenopoulou (Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece), F. Malamateniou (Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece), G. Vassilacopoulos (Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece & New York University, New York, USA)
Article 2
An Unstructured Information Management Architecture Approach to Text Analytics of Cancer Blogs (pages 16-33)
Viju Raghupathi (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York, USA), Wullianallur Raghupathi (Graduate School of Business, Fordham University, New York City, New York, USA)
Article 3
Automated Text Detection and Recognition in Annotated Biomedical Publication Images (pages 34-63)
Soumya De (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA), R. Joe Stanley (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA), Beibei Cheng (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, USA), Sameer Antani (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), Rodney Long (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), George Thoma (Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA)
Article 4
Project Initiation for Telemedicine Services (pages 64-85)
Cynthia M. LeRouge (Department of Health Management & Policy, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Secondary Appt. Decision Sciences & IT Management Department, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA), Bengisu Tulu (Department of Management, Worchester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA), Suzanne Wood (Department of Health Management & Policy, College for Public Health & Social Justice, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA)
Issue 3
Special Issue on the World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies
Editorial Preface
Álvaro Rocha (University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
Article 1
A Serious Games Framework for Health Rehabilitation (pages 1-21)
Paula Alexandra Rego (School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal and Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Porto, Portugal), Pedro Miguel Moreira (School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal and Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Porto, Portugal), Luís Paulo Reis (DSI/EEUM-Department of Information Systems, School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal and LIACC-Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Porto, Portugal)
Article 2
iReport SportsPhysio Platform: A Unifying Model for Sports Injuries Surveillance and Monitoring (pages 22-35)
Patricia Macedo (School of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal), Rui Neves Madeira (School of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal), Marco Jardim (School of Health, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal)
Article 3
Real-Time Predictive Analytics for Sepsis Level and Therapeutic Plans in Intensive Care Medicine (pages 36-54)
João M. C. Gonçalves (Algoritmi Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Filipe Portela (Algoritmi Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Manuel F. Santos (Algoritmi Centre, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Álvaro Silva (Serviço Cuidados Intensivos, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal), José Machado (Computer Science and Technology Centre, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal), António Abelha (Computer Science and Technology Centre, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal), Fernando Rua (Serviço Cuidados Intensivos, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Article 4
Identification and Classification of Health Queries: Co-Occurrences vs. Domain-Specific Terminologies (pages 55-71)
Carla Teixeira Lopes (Department of Informatics and Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal), Cristina Ribeiro (Department of Informatics and Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal and INESC Technology and Science, Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering of Porto, Porto, Portugal)
Article 5
Video Production and Video Tutorials in Professional Health Education: A Mobile Learning Experience (pages 72-80)
Raquel da Luz Dias (Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil), Márcia Cristina Moraes (School of Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil), Leticia Lopes Leite (School of Education, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Issue 4
Innovation and Engagement: The Key to Expedite Health Information Technology Adoption
Guest Editorial Preface
Bernard Han (Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA), Sharie Falan (Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
Article 1
A Balanced Perspective to Perioperative Process Management Aligned to Hospital Strategy (pages 1-19)
Jim Ryan (Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, Phenix City, AL, USA), Barbara Doster (University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA), Sandra Daily (University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL, USA), Carmen Lewis (Sorrell College of Business, Troy University, Phenix City, AL, USA)
Article 2
A Threat Table Based Assessment of Information Security in Telemedicine (pages 20-31)
John C. Pendergrass (College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA), Karen Heart (Tagmata Software Security, Chicago, IL, USA), C. Ranganathan (College of Business Administration, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA), V. N. Venkatakrishnan (Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA)
Article 3
Monitoring and Assisting Maternity-Infant Care in Rural Areas (MAMICare) (pages 32-43)
Juan C. Lavariega (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), Gustavo A. Córdova (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), Lorena G. Gómez (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico), Alfonso Avila (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico)
Article 4
An Exploratory Study of Home Healthcare Robots Adoption Applying the UTAUT Model (pages 44-59)
Ahmad Alaiad (Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA), Lina Zhou (Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA), Gunes Koru (Department of Information Systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA)
Accelerating Health Care Transformation with Lean and Innovation: The Virginia Mason Experience
Book Review
Sharie Falan (Bronson School of Nursing, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
Volume 8 (2013)
Issue 1
Article 1
Identifying and Addressing the Barriers to the Use of an Internet-Register for Multiple Sclerosis (pages 1-16)
Lisa A. Osborne (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), Hazel M. Lockhart-Jones (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), Rodden M. Middleton (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), Simon Thompson (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), Inocencio D. C. Maramba (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), Kerina H. Jones (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), David V. Ford (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK), J. Gareth Noble (College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK)
Article 2
Hospital IT Sophistication Profiles and Patient Safety Outcomes: A Comparison of Three States (pages 17-36)
Valeria Hart (Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX, USA)
Article 3
Telehealth Interventions for Management of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) and Asthma: A Critical Review (pages 37-56)
Laura Nimmon (Faculty of Education, Department of Language and Literacy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada), Iraj Poureslami (Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada), Mark FitzGerald (UBC and VGH Divisions of Respiratory Medicine & The Lung Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Article 4
Scaled Fuzzy Graph for Cluster Analysis in DNA Sequence of Olfactory Receptors (pages 57-70)
Satya Ranjan Dash (School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India), Satchidananda Dehuri (Department of Systems Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea), Uma Kant Sahoo (School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, India)
Issue 2
Article 1
Medical Robotics: State-of-the-Art Applications and Research Challenges (pages 1-14)
Alireza Mirbagheri (RCBTR, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran), Mina Arab Baniasad (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Farzam Farahmand (RCBTR, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Saeed Behzadipour (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Alireza Ahmadian (RCBTR, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Article 2
A Content-Based Approach to Medical Images Retrieval (pages 15-27)
Mana Tarjoman (Department of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Abhar, Iran), Emad Fatemizadeh (Department of Electrical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran), Kambiz Badie (Research Institute for ICT, Tehran, Iran)
Article 3
A Novel Graphical-Oriented Framework for Capturing Data within Clinical Information Systems (pages 28-40)
Farzad Jahedi (Medical Informatics Group, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine,Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran), Mehran Maghsoudloo (Medical Informatics Group, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran), Medhi Amirchakhmaghi (Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran)
Article 4
Proposing a Business Model in Healthcare Industry: E-Diagnosis (pages 41-57)
Nastaran Hajiheydari (Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran), Seyed Behnam Khakbaz (Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran), Hamidreza Farhadi (Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Article 5
Implication of E-Health and IT Governance on Healthcare Expenditure: An Econometrics Approach (Case Study Middle East Countries) (pages 58-69)
Seyed Shahabeddin Sadr (Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran), Seyed Mohammad Hossein Sadr (Department of Management and Accounting, University of Allame Tabataba'I (ATU), Tehran, Iran), Yazdan Gudarzi Farahani (Faculty of Economics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Article 6
The Business Values of Patient Knowledge Management (PKM) in the Healthcare Industry (pages 70-79)
Mohammad Soltani Delgosha (Social Science and Economy Faculty, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran), Ali Amoei Ojaki (Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran), Hamidreza Farhadi (Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran)
Issue 3
Article 1
Exploring the Relationship between ICTs and Public Health at Country Level: A Health Analytics Approach (pages 1-22)
Viju Raghupathi (Brooklyn College, City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, USA), Wullianallur Raghupathi (Fordham University, New York, NY, USA)
Article 2
A Community-Based Participatory Research Model and Web Application for Studying Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States (pages 23-37)
Sonya Zhang (Department of Computer Information Systems, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, USA), Bradley Dorn (California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA, USA)
Article 3
Electronic Medical Records and Public Perceptions: A Deliberative Process (pages 38-57)
Tarik Abdel-Monem (University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Lincoln, NE, USA), Mitchel N. Herian (University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Lincoln, NE, USA), Nancy Shank (University of Nebraska Public Policy Center, Lincoln, NE, USA)
Article 4
Applying Discrete Event Simulation (DES) in Healthcare: The Case for Outpatient Facility Capacity Planning (pages 58-79)
Stavros T. Ponis (School of Mechanical Engineering, Section of Industrial Management & Operational Research, National Technical University of Athens, Zografos, Greece), Angelos Delis (Faculty of Business and Law, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK), Sotiris P. Gayialis (School of Mechanical Engineering, Section of Industrial Management & Operational Research, National Technical University of Athens, Zografos, Greece), Panagiotis Kasimatis (SunGard Financial Systems, London, UK), Joseph Tan (DeGroote School of Business,McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada)
Issue 4
Special Issue on the International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies 2012
Guest Editorial Preface
Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Barcelos, Portugal), Rui Rijo (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal), Ricardo Martinho (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal)
Article 1
Implementing a Pervasive Real-Time Intelligent System for Tracking Critical Events with Intensive Care Patients (pages 1-16)
Filipe Portela (Centro Algoritmi, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Pedro Gago (CIIC - Centro de Investigação em Informática e Comunicações, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Leiria, Portugal), Manuel Filipe Santos (Centro Algoritmi, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), José Machado (Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias de Computação, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal), António Abelha (Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias de Computação, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal), Álvaro Silva (Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital Santo António, Porto, Portugal), Fernando Rua (Unidade de Cuidados Intensivos, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Hospital Santo António, Porto, Portugal)
Article 2
HTS-IA: High Throughput Screening Information Architecture for Genomics (pages 17-31)
Wienand A. Omta (University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands), David A. Egan (University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands), Judith Klumperman (University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands), Marco R. Spruit (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands), Sjaak Brinkkemper (Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands)
Article 3
Preventing Alzheimer’s Wandering: The Potential of Involving Communities (pages 32-43)
Sara Paiva (Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Rui Peleja (Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Jorge Cunha (Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal), Carlos Abreu (Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal)
Article 4
Multiple Approaches to the Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (pages 44-57)
Rui Rijo (School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal), Ricardo Martinho (School of Technology and Management, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Leiria, Portugal & Centre for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems (CINTESIS), University of Porto, Porto, Portugal), Xiaocheng Ge (Department of Computer Science, University of York, York, UK)
Article 5
Risk Management Information System Architecture for a Hospital Center: The Case of CHTMAD (pages 58-72)
Fábio Costa (Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Patrícia Santos (Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), João Varajão (Departamento de Sistemas de Informação, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal), Luís Torres Pereira (Escola de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal), Vitor Costa (Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal)
Volume 7 (2012)
Issue 1
Article 1
A Framework for Conceptualizing the Current Role and Future Trends of Information Systems in Medical Training (pages 1-12)
Tsz-Wai Lui (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Lakshmi Goel (University of North Florida, USA)
Article 2
The Development and Implementation of a Multimedia Messaging Service for an Enhanced Mobile Telemedicine System (pages 13-30)
Andik Setyono (Multimedia University, Malaysia, and Dian Nuswantoro University, Semarang, Indonesia), Md. Jahangir Alam (Multimedia University, Malaysia), C. Eswaran (Multimedia University, Malaysia)
Article 3
Medical Information Retrieval Strategies: An Exploratory Study on the Information Retrieval Behaviors of Non-Medical Professionals (pages 31-45)
Anushia Inthiran (Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia), Saadat M. Alhashmi (Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia), Pervaiz K. Ahmed (Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia)
Article 4
Exploring Free Questionnaire Data with Anchor Variables: An Illustration Based on a Study of IT in Healthcare (pages 46-63)
Ned Kock (Texas A&M International University, USA), Jacques Verville (Auburn University Montgomery, USA)
Article 5
Biomedical Image Processing (pages 64-67)
Joshia Tan (Washington University in St. Louis, USA, and Joseph Tan, McMaster University, Canada)
Issue 2
Article 1
Article 2
Factors Impacting Use of Information Technology by Physicians in Private Practice (pages 17-28)
Jim P. DeMello (Western Michigan University, USA), Satish P. Deshpande (Western Michigan University, USA)
Article 3
The RCQ Model: Conceptualizing Inter-Clinician Relationships, Communities of Practice and Quality Improvement in Healthcare (pages 29-45)
Michael Dohan (McMaster University, Canada), Ted Xenodemetropoulos (McMaster University, Canada), Joseph Tan (McMaster University, Canada)
Article 4
Effect of Practitioner Self-Care and Anxiety on Relationships within the Context of Organizational Change (pages 46-58)
Juanita Manning-Walsh (Western Michigan University, USA), Sharie L. Falan (Western Michigan University, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Differences in Electronic Medical Record Implementation and Use According to Geographical Location and Organizational Characteristics of US Federally Qualified Health Centers (pages 1-14)
Charles S. Beverley (University of South Carolina, USA), Janice Probst (University of South Carolina, USA), Edith M. Williams (University of South Carolina, USA), Patrick Rivers (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA), Saundra H. Glover (University of South Carolina, USA)
Article 2
The New Cooperative Medical System in China: A Cure for All? (pages 15-26)
Julie Ann Luiz Adrian (University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA), Tam Bang Vu (University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA), Karla S. Hayashi (University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA)
Article 3
Sources of Discovery, Reasons for Registration, and Expectations of an Internet-Based Register for Multiple Sclerosis: Visualisations and Explorations of Word Uses and Contexts (pages 27-43)
Lisa A. Osborne (Swansea University, UK), J. Gareth Noble (Swansea University, UK), Hazel M. Lockhart-Jones (Swansea University, UK), Rodden Middleton (Swansea University, UK), Simon Thompson (Swansea University, UK), Inocencio D.C. Maramba (Swansea University, UK), Kerina H. Jones (Swansea University, UK), David V. Ford (Swansea University, UK)
Article 4
Use of Diffusion of Innovations Theory in Medical Informatics Research (pages 44-56)
Fred K. Weigel (Eisenhower Army Medical Center, USA), R. Kelly Rainer (Auburn University, USA), Benjamin T. Hazen (Auburn University, USA), Casey G. Cegielski (Auburn University, USA), F. Nelson Ford (Auburn University, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Exploring Region of Interest (ROI) to Support Quality of Service in Unreliable Wireless Electronic Healthcare Communications (pages 1-12)
Wei Wang (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA), Min Zhao (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA), Honggang Wang (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA, USA), Kun Hua (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, MI, USA)
Article 2
Exploring the Social Dynamics of Implementing Self-Managed Web-Based Wellness Tools: A Structuration Analysis (pages 13-31)
Rennie Naidoo (Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa)
Article 3
CliFin: A Web-Based Geographical Information System for Time Dependant Point of Care Localization in New Brunswick, Canada (pages 32-47)
Dan Tulpan (Information and Communication Technologies, National Research Council Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada, & Department of Biology, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada), Michelina Mancuso (New Brunswick Health Council, Moncton, NB, Canada), Guillaume Durand (Information and Communication Technologies, National Research Council Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada, & Department of Computer Science, Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB, Canada), Chaouki Regoui (Information and Communication Technologies, National Research Council Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada), Luc Belliveau (Information and Communication Technologies, National Research Council Canada, Moncton, NB, Canada)
Article 4
No Silver Bullet: Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in Anonymization Protocols for Hospital Databases (pages 48-58)
Nan Zhang (Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA), Liam O’Neill (School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, USA), Gautam Das (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA), Xiuzhen Cheng (Department of Computer Science, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA), Heng Huang (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA)
Volume 6 (2011)
Issue 1
Article 1
State of IS Integration in the Context of Patient-Centered Care: A Network Analysis and Research Directions (pages 1-18)
Ali Reza Montazemi (McMaster University, Canada), Jeff J. Pittaway (McMaster University, Canada), Karim Keshavjee (InfoClin Inc., Canada)
Article 2
Information as Change Agent or Barrier in Health Care Reform? (pages 19-35)
Alan C. Gillies (University of Central Lancashire, UK), John Howard (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Article 3
Adoption, Usage and Efficiency: Benchmarking Healthcare IT in Private Practices (pages 36-50)
Marion Sobol (Southern Methodist University, USA), Edmund Prater (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Article 4
Development and Psychometric Qualities of the SEIPS Survey to Evaluate CPOE/EHR Implementation in ICUs (pages 51-69)
Peter Hoonakker (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), Randi S. Cartmill (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), Pascale Carayon (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA), James M. Walker (Geisinger Health System, USA)
Issue 2
Article 2
Innovation in ICT-Based Health Care Provision (pages 14-27)
Synnøve Thomassen Andersen (Finnmark University College, Norway), Arild Jansen (University of Oslo, Norway)
Article 3
Evolution of Information Systems and Technologies Maturity in Healthcare (pages 28-36)
Álvaro Rocha (University Fernando Pessoa, Portugal)
Article 4
Improving the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems in Healthcare: A Social Network Approach (pages 37-59)
Priscilla A. Arling (Butler University, USA), Bradley N. Doebbeling (Indiana University School of Medicine, USA), Rebekah L. Fox (Texas State University - San Marcos, USA)
Article 5
Lose It! (pages 60-65)
Michael Dohan (McMaster University, Canada), Joseph Tan (McMaster University, Canada)
Issue 3
Article 1
Exploring the Effect of mHealth Technologies on Communication and Information Sharing in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit: A Case Study (pages 1-19)
Victoria Aceti (University of Ottawa, Canada), Rocci Luppicini (University of Ottawa, Canada)
Article 2
A Novel Neural Fuzzy Approach for Diagnosis of Potassium Disturbances (pages 20-31)
Mohammad Amawi (Princess Badi’a Teaching Hospital, Jordan), Mashhour Bani Amer (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan), Hasan El-Khatib (Princess Bassma Teaching Hospital, Jordan)
Article 3
Formal-Transfer In and Out of Stroke Care Units: An Analysis Using Bayesian Networks (pages 32-45)
Shyamala G. Nadathur (Monash University, Australia), James R. Warren (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Article 4
Organizational Factors Associated with Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization Among Home Health / Hospice Agencies (pages 46-59)
Kevin J. Bennett (University of South Carolina, USA), Jordan Mitchell (University of South Carolina, USA), Janice Probst (University of South Carolina, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Sustaining Healthcare Through Waste Elimination: A Taxonomic Analysis with Case Illustrations (pages 1-22)
Sharie L. Falan (Western Michigan University, USA), Bernard Han (Western Michigan University, USA), Linda H. Zoeller (Western Michigan University, USA), J. Michael Tarn (Western Michigan University, USA), Donna M. Roach (Bronson Methodist Healthcare Group, USA)
Article 2
Automatic Detection of Arrow Annotation Overlays in Biomedical Images (pages 23-41)
Beibei Cheng (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA), R. Joe Stanley (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA), Soumya De (Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA), Sameer Antani (U. S. National Library of Medicine, USA), George R. Thoma (U. S. National Library of Medicine, USA)
Article 3
A Novel GS1 Data Standard Adoption Roadmap for Healthcare Providers (pages 42-59)
Nebil Buyurgan (University of Arkansas, USA), Ronald L. Rardin (University of Arkansas, USA), Raja Jayaraman (Khalifa University of Science, UAE), Vijith M. Varghese (University of Arkansas, USA), Angelica Burbano (University of Arkansas, USA)
Article 4
A Transaction Cost Assessment of a Pervasive Technology Solution for Gestational Diabetes (pages 60-76)
Nilmini Wickramasinghe (RMIT University, Australia), Indrit Troshani (The University of Adelaide Business School, Australia), Sally Rao Hill (The University of Adelaide Business School, Australia), William Hague (University of Adelaide, Australia), Steve Goldberg (INET International Canada, Canada)
Volume 5 (2010)
Issue 1
Article 1
Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Computer Information Systems: Embedding New Information Technology into a Hospital Environment (pages 1-15)
Donald C. McDermid (Edith Cowan University, Australia), Linda J Kristjanson (Curtin University of Technology, Australia), Nigel Spry (Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia)
Article 2
Measuring the Effects of Information Systems on the Performance of Operating Rooms (OR) (pages 16-36)
Elad Harison (Shamoon College of Engineering, Israel), Egon Berghout (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Article 3
A Framework for Data and Mined Knowledge Interoperability in Clinical Decision Support Systems (pages 37-60)
Reza S. Kazemzadeh (McMaster University, Canada), Kamran Sartipi (McMaster University, Canada), Priya Jayaratna (McMaster University, Canada)
Article 4
Application of Adaptive Resonance Theory Neural Network for MR Brain Tumor Image Classification (pages 61-75)
D. Jude Hemanth (Karunya University, India), D. Selvathi (Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India), J. Anitha (Karunya University, India)
Article 5
Load Balancing Algorithms in Distributed Service Architectures for Medical Applications (pages 76-90)
Rajasvaran Logeswaran (Multimedia University, Malaysia), Li-Choo Chen (Multimedia University, Malaysia)
Issue 2
Article 1
Random Forest Classifier Based ECG Arrhythmia Classification (pages 1-10)
C. Vimal (PSG College of Technology, India), B. Sathish (PSG College of Technology, India)
Article 2
SEMG for Human Computer Interface Using Ann to Navigate Wheel Chair (pages 11-19)
V. Rajesh (Sir C.R.R.C.O.E, Eluru, A.P, India), P. Rajesh Kumar (Andhra University, India)
Article 3
Assessment of Anti-angiogenic Drug in Cancer Therapy (pages 20-29)
Indrajit Pan (RCC Institute of Information Technology, India)
Article 4
ECG Signal De-noising with Asynchronous Averaging and Filtering Algorithm (pages 30-36)
Alka Gautam (Dongseo University, Korea), Hoon-Jae Lee (Dongseo University, Korea), Wan-Young Chung (Pukyong National University, Korea)
Article 5
Changes in Brain White Matter Assessed Via Textural Features Using a Neural Network (pages 37-48)
R. Kalpana (Anna University Chennai, India), S. Muttan (Anna University Chennai, India), B. Agrawala (Bharat Scans, India)
Article 6
Characterization of HRV by Poincare Plot Analysis among the Female Tea Garden Workers of Northern Hilly Regions of West Bengal (pages 49-59)
Somsirsa Chatterjee (Siliguri Institute of Technology, India), Ankur Ganguly (Siliguri Institute of Technology, India), Saugat Bhattacharya (Siliguri Institute of Technology, India)
Article 7
Classification of Thyroid Carcinoma in FNAB Cytological Microscopic Images (pages 60-72)
B. Gopinath (Research Scholar, Anna University Coimbatore, India), B. R. Gupta (Research Supervisor, Anna University Coimbatore, India)
Article 8
The SURE-LET Approach for MR Brain Image Denoising Using Different Shrinkage Rules (pages 73-81)
D. Selvathi (Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India), S. Thamarai Selvi (Anna University, India), C. Loorthu Sahaya Malar (Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India)
Issue 3
Article 1
Electronic Health Records: Improving Patient Safety and Quality of Care in Texas Acute Care Hospitals (pages 1-13)
Stacy Bourgeois (University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA), Ulku Yaylacicegi (University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA)
Article 2
On Sharp Boundary Problem in Rule Based Expert Systems in the Medical Domain (pages 14-26)
Oladipupo O. Olufunke (Covenant University, Nigeria), Uwadia O. Charles (University of Lagos, Nigeria), Ayo K. Charles (Covenant University, Nigeria)
Article 3
Adaptive Multi-Services System for Maternal and Child Health Care on Mobile Application (AM-Care) (pages 27-43)
Walisa Romsaiyud (Siam University, Thailand), Wichian Premchaiswadi (Siam University, Thailand)
Article 4
Measuring Patients’ Perceptions and Social Influence on Home Telecare Management System Acceptance (pages 44-68)
Charles Chen (National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan), Shih-Wei Chou (National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Article 5
Virtualized Disaster Recovery Model for Large Scale Hospital and Healthcare Systems (pages 69-81)
Olivia F. Lee (St. Cloud State University, USA), Dennis C. Guster (St. Cloud State University, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Neural Network-based Evaluation of the Effect of the Motivation of Hospital Employees on Patients’ Satisfaction (pages 1-19)
Payam Hanafizadeh (Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran), Neda Rastkhiz Paydar (Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran), Neda Aliabadi (Allameh Tabataba’i University, Iran)
Article 2
The Intellectual Structure of Health and Medical Informatics (pages 20-34)
Wullianallur Raghupathi (Fordham University, USA), Sridhar Nerur (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Article 3
The Introduction of an Electronic Patient Care Information System and Health Care Providers’ Job Stress: A Mixed-Methods Case Study (pages 35-48)
Jean E. Wallace (University of Calgary, Canada), Steven P. Friesen (University of Calgary, Canada), Deborah E. White (University of Calgary, Canada), Janet G. Gilmour (University of Calgary, Canada), Jane B. Lemaire (University of Calgary, Canada)
Article 4
Assessment of Liver Function Using Hybrid Neuro-Fuzzy Model of Blood Albumin (pages 49-59)
Mashhour Bani Amer (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan)
Volume 4 (2009)
Issue 1
Article 1
Content-Based Image Retrieval in Medicine: Retrospective Assessment, State of the Art, and Future Directions (pages 1-16)
L. Rodney Long (National Library of Medicine, NIH, USA), Sameer Antani (National Library of Medicine, NIH, USA), Thomas M. Deserno (RWTH Aachen University, Germany), George R. Thoma (National Library of Medicine, NIH, USA)
Article 2
Evaluation Challenges for Bridging Semantic Gap: Shape Disagreements on Pulmonary Nodules in the Lung Image Database Consortium (pages 17-33)
William H. Horsthemke (DePaul University, USA), Daniela S. Raicu (DePaul University, USA), Jacob D. Furst (DePaul University, USA)
Article 3
Bridging the Feature Gaps for Retrieval of Multi-Dimensional Images (pages 34-46)
Jinman Kim (University of Sydney, Australia and Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), Weidong Cai (University of Sydney, Australia and Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), Dagan Feng (University of Sydney, Australia and Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Article 4
How to Cope with the Performance Gap in Content-Based Image Retrieval Systems (pages 47-67)
Agma J.M. Traina (University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil), Caetano Traina Jr. (University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil), Cristina D.A. Ciferri (University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil), Marcela X. Ribeiro (University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil), Paulo M. Azevedo-Marques (University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil)
Article 5
Article 6
Putting the Content Into Context: Features and Gaps in Image Retrieval (pages 88-98)
Henning Müller (University and Hospitals of Geneva and University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland), Jayashree Kalpathy-Cramer (Oregon Health and Science University, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Anticipated Use of EMR Functions and Physician Characteristics (pages 1-16)
David Meinert (Missouri State University, USA), Dane K. Peterson (Missouri State University, USA)
Article 2
Decision Making by Emergency Room Physicians and Residents: Implications for the Design of Clinical Decision Support Systems (pages 17-35)
Michael J. Hine (Carleton University, Canada), Ken J. Farion (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada), Wojtek Michalowski (University of Ottawa, Canada), Szymon Wilk (Poznan University of Technology, Poland)
Article 3
Alerts in Healthcare Applications: Process and Data Integration (pages 36-56)
Dickson K.W. Chiu (Dickson Computer Systems, Hong Kong), Benny W.C. Kwok (The Chinesse University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Ray L.S. Wong (The Chinesse University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Marina Kafeza (University Hospital of Heraklion, Greece), S.C. Cheung (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong), Eleanna Kafeza (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Patrick C.K. Hung (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
Article 4
Physicians' User Experiences of Mobile Pharmacopoeias and Evidence-Based Medical Guidelines (pages 57-68)
Harri Oinas-Kukkonen (University of Oulu, Finland), Teppo Raisanen (University of Oulu, Finland), Katja Leiviska (University of Oulu, Finland), Matti Seppanen (The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Finland), Markku Kallio (The Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, Finland)
Article 5
Physician Characteristics Associated with Early Adoption of Electronic Medical Records in Smaller Group Practices (pages 69-80)
Laim O’Neill (University of North Texas, USA), Jeffery Talbert (University of Kentucky, USA), William Klepack (Dryden Family Medicine, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Using Stakeholder Analysis to Identify Users in Healthcare Information Systems Research: Who is the Real User? (pages 1-15)
Alexander J. McLeod Jr. (University of Nevada, USA), Jan Guynes Clark (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Article 2
Article 3
Challenges Associated with Physicians' Usage of Electronic Medical Records (pages 38-54)
Virginia Ilie (University of Kansas, USA), Craig Van Slyke (Saint Louis University, USA), James F. Courtney (Louisiana Tech University, USA), Philip Styne (Digestive Health Florida Hospital Orlando, USA)
Article 4
Electronic Medical Records: TAM, UTAUT, and Culture (pages 55-68)
Ken Trimmer (Idaho State University, USA), Leigh W. Cellucci (Idaho State University, USA), Carla Wiggins (Idaho State University, USA), William Woodhouse (Idaho State University, USA)
Article 5
IT Adoption and Evaluation in Healthcare: Evolutions and Insights in Theory, Methodology, and Practice (pages 69-96)
Ton AM Spil (University of Twente, the Netherlands), Cynthia LeRouge (St. Louis University, USA), Ken Trimmer (Idaho State University, USA), Carla Wiggins (Idaho State University, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Internet as a Source of Health Information and its Perceived Influence on Personal Empowerment (pages 1-18)
Guy Paré (HEC Montréal, Canada), Jean-Nicolas Malek (HEC Montréal, Canada), Claude Sicotte (University of Montreal, Canada), Marc Lemire (University of Montreal, Canada)
Article 2
A Classification Analysis of the Success of Open Source Health Information Technology Projects (pages 19-36)
Evangelos Katsamakas (Fordham University, USA), Balaji Janamanchi (Texas A&M International University, USA), Wullianallur Raghupathi (Fordham University, USA), Wei Gao (Fordham University, USA)
Article 3
An Exploratory Study of Patient Acceptance of Walk-In Telemedicine Services for Minor Conditions (pages 37-56)
Christina I. Serrano (University of Georgia, USA), Elena Karahanna (University of Georgia, USA)
Article 4
Information Technology Prescription for Small, Medium, and Large Hospitals: An Exploratory study of Acute Care Hospitals in Texas (pages 57-68)
Stacy Bourgeois (University of North Carolina, Wilmington, USA), Edmund Prater (University of Texas at Arlington, USA), Craig Slinkman (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Article 5
Space-Time Cluster Analysis: Application of Healthcare Service Data in Epidemiological Studies (pages 69-82)
Joseph M. Woodside (Cleveland State University, USA), Iftikhar U. Sikder (Cleveland State University, USA)
Volume 3 (2008)
Issue 1
Article 1
Charting Health Information Technology Futures for Healthcare Services Organizations (pages 1-23)
Avnish Rastogi (Providence Health & Services, USA), Tugrul Daim (Portland State University, USA), Joseph Tan (Wayne State University, USA)
Article 2
Gastrointestinal Motility Online Educational Endeavor (pages 24-43)
Shiu-chung Au (State University of New York Upstate Medical University, USA), Amar Gupta (University of Arizona, USA)
Article 3
Envisioning a National e-Medicine Network Architecture in a Developing Country: A Case Study (pages 44-62)
Fikreyohannes Lemma (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia), Mieso K. Denko (University of Guelph, Canada), Joseph K. Tan (Wayne State University, USA), Samuel Kinde Kassegne (San Diego State University, USA)
Article 4
Assessing Physician and Nurse Satisfaction with an Ambulatory Care EMR: One Facility's Approach (pages 63-74)
Karen A. Wager (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
Article 5
Information Technology (IT) and the Healthcare Industry: A SWOT Analysis (pages 75-92)
Marilyn M. Helms (Dalton State College, USA), Rita Moore (Dalton State College, USA), Mohammad Ahmadi (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
Predicting Voluntary Participation in a Public Health Program Using a Neural Network (pages 1-11)
George E. Heilman (Winston-Salem State University, USA), Monica Cain (Winston-Salem State University, USA), Russell S. Morton (Winston-Salem State University, USA)
Article 2
Exploiting Process thinking in Health Care (pages 12-20)
Teemu Paavola (LifeIT Plc, Finland)
Article 3
Informatics Application Challenges for Managed Care Organizations: The Three Faces of Population Segmentation and a Proposed Classification System (pages 21-31)
Stephan Kudyba (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA), Theodore L. Perry (Health Research Corporation, USA)
Article 4
Scrutinizing the Rule: Privacy Realization in HIPAA (pages 32-47)
S. Al-Fedaghi (Kuwait University, Kuwait)
Article 6
Characteristics of Good Clinical Educators from Medical Students' Perspectives: A Qualitative Inquiry using a Web-Based Survey System (pages 69-86)
Gary Sutkin (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA), Hansel Burley (Texas Tech University, USA), Ke Zhang (Wayne State University, USA), Neetu Arora (Texas Tech University, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Open Source Software: A Key Component of E-Health in Developing Nations (pages 1-15)
David Parry (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand), Emma Parry (University of Auckland, New Zealand), Phurb Dorji (Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Bhutan), Peter Stone (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Article 2
An Empirical Investigation into the Adoption of Open Source Software in Hospitals (pages 16-37)
Gilberto Munoz-Cornejo (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA), Carolyn B. Seaman (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA), A. Günes Koru (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA)
Article 3
Intelligent Agent Framework for Secure Patient-Doctor Profiling and Profile Matching (pages 38-57)
Masoud Mohammadian (University of Canberra, Australia), Ric Jentzsch (Compucat Research Pty Limited, Australia)
Article 4
Developing a User Centered Model for Ubiquitous Healthcare System Implementation: An Empirical Study (pages 58-76)
Jongtae Yu (Mississippi State University, USA), Chengqi Guo (Mississippi State University, USA), Mincheol Kim (Cheju National University, South Korea)
Article 5
Ethnographic Discovery of Adverse Events in Patient Online Discussions: Customer Relationship Management (pages 77-86)
Roy Rada (University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Towards Process-of-Care Aware Emergency Department Information Systems: A Clustering Approach to Activity Views Elicitation (pages 1-16)
Andrzej S. Ceglowski (Monash University, Australia), Leonid Churilov (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Article 2
Applying Dynamic Causal Mining in Health Service Management (pages 17-38)
Yi Wang (Nottingham Trent University, UK)
Article 3
Application of Unified Modelling Language (UML) to the Modelling of Health Care Systems: An Introduction and Literature Survey (pages 39-52)
Christos Vasilakis (University College London, UK), Dorota Lecnzarowicz (University of Westminster, UK), Chooi Lee (Kingston Hospital, UK)
Article 4
TreeWorks: Advances in Scalable Decision Trees (pages 53-68)
Paul Harper (Cardiff University, UK), Evandro Leite Jr. (University of Southampton, UK)
Article 5
Ambient Intelligence and Pervasive Architecture Designed within the EPI-MEDICS Personal ECG Monitor (pages 68-80)
Hussein Atoui (Université de Lyon and INSERM, France), David Télisson (Université de Lyon and INSERM, France), Jocelyne Fyan (Université de Lyon and INSERM, France), Paul Rubel (Université de Lyon and INSERM, France)
Volume 2 (2007)
Issue 1
Article 1
Benefits Derived from ICT Adoption in Regional Medical Practices: Perceptual Differences Between Male and Female General Practitioners (pages 1-13)
R. C. MacGregor (University of Wollongong, Australia), P. N. Hyland (University of Wollongong, Australia), C. Harvie (University of Wollongong, Australia), B. C. Lee (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Article 2
A Trusted System for Sharing Patient Electronic Medical Records in Autonomous Distributed Health Care Systems (pages 14-35)
Surya Nepal (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia), John Zic (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia), Frederic Jaccard (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia), Gregoire Kraehenbuehl (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia)
Article 3
Identifying Optimal Chronic Kidney Disease Patient Education Web Sites: Assessing E-Health Technology by Content Area Experts (pages 36-43)
Lisa M Nanovic (University of Wisconsin, USA), Jonathan B. Jaffery (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Article 4
Designing Clinical Decision Support Systems in Health Care: A Systemic View (pages 44-53)
Wullianallur Raghupathi (Fordham University, USA)
Article 5
A Software Tool for Reading DICOM Directory Files (pages 54-70)
Ricardo Villegas (Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela), Guillermo Montilla (Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela), Hyxia Villegas (Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela)
Issue 2
Article 1
The PsyGrid Experience: Using Web Services in the Study of Schizophrenia (pages 1-20)
John Ainsworth (The University of Manchester, UK), Robert Harper (The University of Manchester, UK)
Article 3
Exploring a UML Profile Approach to Modeling Web Services in Healthcare (pages 36-52)
Wullianallur Raghupathi (Fordham University, USA), Wei Gao (Fordham University, USA)
Article 4
Design and Development of Standards (HL7 V3) Based Enterprise Architecture for Public Health Programs Integration at the County of Los Angeles (pages 53-66)
Abdul-Malik Shakir (CAL2CAL Corporation, USA), David Cardenas (L. A. County Department of Public Health, USA), Gora Datta (CAL2CAL Corporation, USA), Debashish Mittra (CAL2CAL Corporation, USA), Arindam Basu (CAL2CAL Corporation, USA), Rini Verma (CAL2CAL Corporation, USA)
Article 5
Decision Support With BPEL and Web Services (pages 67-74)
Iain Morrison (The University of Melbourne and Bond University, Australia), Sony Nugrahanto (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
Article 6
On The Development of Secure Service-Oriented Architectures to Support Medical Research (pages 75-89)
Andrew Simpson (Oxford University, UK), David Power (Oxford University, UK), Mark Slaymaker (Oxford University, UK), Douglas Russell (Oxford University, UK), Mila Katzarova (Oxford University, UK)
Issue 3
Article 1
Choosing Technologies for Handheld and Ubiquitous Decision Support (pages 1-11)
Darren Woollatt (University of South Australia, Australia), Paul Koop (University of South Australia, Australia), Sara Jones (University of South Australia, Australia), Jim Warren (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Article 2
QoS Provisioning in Sensor Enabled Telemedicine Networks (pages 12-30)
Chunxiao Chigan (Michigan Tech, USA), Vikram Oberoi (Highmark Inc., USA)
Article 3
Implementation of a Computerized System in an Oncology Unit (pages 31-38)
Taxiarchis Botsis (Athens Medical School, Greece), Konstantinos Syrigos (Athens Medical School, Greece)
Article 4
An Empirical Investigation: Health Care Employee Passwords and Their Crack Times in Relationship to HIPAA Security Standards (pages 39-48)
B. Dawn Medlin (Appalachian State University, USA), Joseph A. Cazier (Appalachian State University, USA)
Article 5
The Effects of Confidentiality on Nursing Self-Efficacy with Information Systems (pages 49-64)
Diane Lending (James Madison University, USA), Thomas W. Dillon (James Madison University, USA)
Article 6
An Information Technology Architecture for Drug Effectiveness Reporting and Post-Marketing Surveillance (pages 65-80)
Amar Gupta (The University of Arizona, USA), Ray Woosley (The Critical Path Institute, USA), Igor Crk (The University of Arizona, USA), Surendra Sarnikar (The University of Arizona, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
Integrated Process and Data Management for Healthcare Applications (pages 1-21)
Stefan Jablonski (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Rainer Lay (ProDatO Integration Technology GmbH, Germany), Christian Melier (ProDatO Integration Technology GmbH, Germany), Matthias Faerber (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Bernard Volz (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Sebastian Dornstauder (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Manuel Gotz (University of Bayreuth, Germany), Sascha Muller (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany)
Article 2
Documents and Topic Maps: An Original way to Manage Medical Records (pages 22-40)
Frederique Laforest (LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205, France), Christine Verdier (LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205, France)
Article 3
Implementation of a Referent Tracking System (pages 41-58)
Shahid Manzorr (University of Buffalo, USA), Werner Ceusters (University of Buffalo, USA), Ron Rudnicki (University of Buffalo, USA)
Article 4
Approximate Processing for Medical Record Linking and Multidatabase Analysis (pages 59-72)
Qing Zhang (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia), David Hansen (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia)
Article 5
HIPAA Compliant HIS in J2EE Environment (pages 73-89)
Mudasser F. Wyne (University of Michigan-Flint, USA), Syed N. Haider (University of Michigan-Flint, USA)
Volume 1 (2006)
Issue 1
Article 1
A Metric for Healthcare Technology Management (HCTM): E-Surveying Key Executives and Administrators of Canadian Teaching Hospitals (pages 1-21)
George Eisler (BC Academic Health Council, Canada), Joseph Tan (Wayne State University, USA), Samuel Sheps (WRTC for Health Services Research & University of British Columbia, Canada)
Article 2
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Compliant Access Control Model for Web Services (pages 22-39)
Vivying S.Y. Cheng (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong), Patrick C.K. Hung (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
Article 3
Evaluation of a Fuzzy Ontology-Based Medical Information System (pages 40-51)
David Parry (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
Article 4
Nurses' Perceptions of Using a Pocket PC for Shift Reports and Patient Care (pages 52-63)
Karen Chang (Purdue University, USA), Kyle D. Lutes (Purdue University, USA), Melanie L. Braswell (Purdue University, USA), Jacqueline K. Nielsen (Purdue University, USA)
Article 5
Differences in Computer Usage of U.S. Group Medical Practices: 1994 vs. 2003 (pages 64-77)
Marion Sobol (Southern Methodist University, USA), Edmund Prater (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
Article 6
Applying Adaptive Structuration Theory to Health Information Systems Adoption: A Case Study (pages 78-92)
Dana Schwieger (Southeast Missouri State University, USA), Arlyn Melcher (Southern Illinois University, USA), C. Ranganathan (University of Illinois at Chicago, USA), H. Joseph Wen (Southeast Missouri State University, USA)
Issue 2
Article 1
The M-Health Reference Model: An Organizing Framework for Conceptualizing Mobile Health Systems (pages 1-19)
Phillip Olla (Madonna University, USA), Joseph Tan (Wayne State University, USA)
Article 2
The Internet, Health Information, and Managing Health: An Examination of Boomers and Seniors (pages 20-38)
Christopher G. Reddick (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)
Article 3
User Acceptance of Computerized Physician Order Entry: An Empirical Investigation (pages 39-50)
Huigang Liang (Florida Atlantic University, USA), Yajiong Xue (University of Rhode Island, USA), Xiaocheng Wu (Jiangyin People’s Hospital, P.R. China)
Article 4
Data Mining Medical Information: Should Artificial Neural Networks Be Used to Analyse Trauma Audit Data? (pages 51-64)
Thomas Chesney (Nottingham University Business School, UK), Kay Penny (Napier University, UK), Peter Oakley (The University Hospital of North Staffordshire, UK), Simon Davies (University of Birmingham Research Park, UK), David Chesney (Freeman Hospital, UK), Nicola Maffulli (Keele University School of Medicine, UK), John Templeton (Keele University School of Medicine, UK)
Article 5
Nonparametric Decision Support Systems in Medical Diagnosis: Modeling Pulmonary Embolism (pages 65-82)
Steven Walczak (University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, USA), Bradley B. Brimhall (University of Colorado School of Medicine, USA), Jerry B. Lefkowitz (University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, USA)
Issue 3
Article 1
Computerization of Primary Care in the United States (pages 1-23)
James G. Anderson (Purdue University, USA), E. Andrew Balas (Old Dominion University, USA)
Article 2
Telehealth Organizational Implementation Guideline Issues: A Canadian Perspective (pages 24-46)
Maryann Yeo (University of Calgary, Canada), Penny A. Jennett (University of Calgary, Canada)
Article 3
Enhancing Cognitive Screening in Geriatric Care: Use of an Internet-Based System (pages 47-57)
Peter A. Lichtenberg (Wayne State University, USA), Amanda Schafer Johnson (Wayne State University, USA), David M. Erlanger (HeadMinderTM Corporation, USA), Tanya Kaushik (HeadMinderTM Corporation, USA), Michael E. Maddens (William Beaumont Hospital, USA), Khaled Imam (William Beaumont Hospital, USA), Jeffrey Barth (University of Virginia, USA), Frank M. Webbe (Florida Institute of Technology, USA)
Article 4
The Impact of Professional Certifications on Healthcare Information Technology Use (pages 58-68)
Neset Hikmet (University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, USA), Anol Bhattacherjee (University of South Florida, Tampa, USA)
Article 5
Building Better E-Health Through a Personal Health Informatics Pedagogy (pages 69-76)
E. Vance Wilson (University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, USA)
Issue 4
Article 1
A Preliminary Study toward Wireless Integration of Patient Information System (pages 1-14)
Abdul-Rahman Al-Ali (American University of Sharjah, UAE), Tarik Ozkul (American University of Sharjah, UAE), Taha Landolsi (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
Article 2
Implementation of an Error-Coding Scheme for Teleradiology System (pages 15-28)
Shobha Rekh (PSG College of Technology, India), Subha Rani (PSG College of Technology, India), Hepzibah Christinal (Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, India), Easter Selvan (Université de la Méditerranée, France)
Article 3
Factors Motivating the Acceptance of New Information and Communication Technologies in UK Healthcare: A Test of Three Models (pages 29-39)
Janice A Osbourne (Brunel University, UK), Malcolm Clarke (Brunel University, UK)
Article 4
Entrepreneurial IT Governance: Electronic Medical Records in Rural Healthcare (pages 40-54)
Carla Wiggins (Idaho State University, USA), John Beachboard (Idaho State University, USA), Kenneth Trimmer (Idaho State University, USA), Lela (“Kitty”) Pumphrey (Idaho State University, USA)
Article 5
Perceived Level of Benefits and Risks of Core Functionalities of an EHR System (pages 55-67)
Diane C. Davis (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA), Minal Thakkar (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, USA)
Article 6
The Competitive Forces Facing E-Health (pages 68-81)
Nilmini Wickramasinghe (Stuart Graduate School of Business, USA), Santosh Misra (Cleveland State University, USA), Arnold Jenkins (Johns Hopkins Hospital, USA), Douglas R. Vogel (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)