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MIE
2008
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The Contextual Nature of Usability and its Relevance to Medical Informatics
We report from three usability evaluations of health information systems that illustrate the value of seeing usability as a context dependent property of a product. We show how the...
Dag Svanæs, Anita Das, Ole Andreas Alsos
IHI
2010
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13 years 4 days ago
Heuristic evaluation of persuasive health technologies
Persuasive technologies for promoting physical fitness, good nutrition, and other healthy behaviors have been growing in popularity. Despite their appeal, the evaluation of these ...
Julie A. Kientz, Eun Kyoung Choe, Brennen Birch, R...
MEDINFO
2007
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13 years 6 months ago
Another HISA - The New Standard: Health Informatics - Service Architecture
In addition to the meaning as Health Informatics Society of Australia, HISA is the acronym used for the new European Standard: Health Informatics – Service Architecture. This EN...
Gunnar O. Klein, Pier Angelo Sottile, Frederik End...
CSCW
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
Steps toward a typology for health informatics
In this paper we outline a typology, which will be useful for those engaged in the design and customization of information systems in healthcare. Drawing on ethnographic case stud...
Ellen Balka, Pernille Bjørn, Ina Wagner
IHI
2010
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Towards a definition of health informatics ethics
Information technology is a prominent tool in healthcare management. However, healthcare systems often fall short of addressing concerns about privacy, confidentiality and safety ...
Hamman W. Samuel, Osmar R. Zaïane, Dick Sobse...