Chronic kidney disease affects 47 million people in the United States and is associated with significant health care costs, morbidity, and mortality. Because this disease can silently progress to advanced stages, early detection is critical for initi...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
In Russia, many patients address laboratory services directly without a doctor's referral. This causes the problem of interpretation of laboratory test results by the patients who don't have a proper medical background. We have a situation when there...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2016
Manufacturer information, user experiences and product availability of assistive living technologies are usually not known to citizens or consultation centers. The different knowledge levels concerning the availability of technology shows the need fo...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2016
The paper presents the results of the development and implementation of an expert system that automatically generates doctors' letters based on the results of laboratory tests. Medical knowledge is expressed using a first order predicate logic based ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2015
The management of follow-up recommendations is fundamental for the appropriate care of patients with incidental pulmonary findings. The lack of communication of these important findings can result in important actionable information being lost in hea...