... development and management costs of in- house and contracted labor and nonlabor and resources used by IIS centralized systems It also measures the effect of standards and other factors affecting the functioning ... enrolled inan IIS, the percentage of provider sites participating inthe IIS, whether the IIS operated independently or integrated with other health information systems, and evaluated the functional ... Second, the data were self-reported using data from IIS financial systems and internal records The quality of available data and the completeness ofthe state financial records varied between the...
... identify and prevent the potential hazards and negative effects ofinformation technology [13] Theuseof fully integrated ICU clinicalinformationsystems is not yet widespread in many areas ... Morrison and colleagues are to be congratulated for their foresight in evaluating an important component of their new information and communication technology While informationsystems and electronic ... [14], providing the opportunity for preplanned, comprehensive, and continual evaluation during the full life cycle of implementation and useof such systems [13,15] Competing interests The author...
... levels; the ability of PCT in discriminating the presence of infection was lower The subjects ofthe present study were patients admitted to the hospital through the ED, and theoretically the mean ... are indebted to the staff ofthe Emergency Department, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan They thank the Nursing Specialists Ms Yu-Mei Chang, Shu-Chin Tsai, Mei-Chuang Chang, and Li-Ling ... (open triangle) in (a) the diagnosis of infection and (b) predicting septic shock 0.1 Noninfected Infected C-reactive protein (CRP) and procalcitonin (PCT) concentrations in infected and noninfected...
... 2.1 The Origins ofthe Notion of Agility The notion of agility inthe context ofinformationsystems (IS) has its roots inthe concept of agile manufacturing (Desouza 2011) that was introduced in ... relationship management and supply chain management systems Digitized Process Quality ofinformation collected about Richness transactions inthe process, transparency of that information to other processes ... strategizing, competing and innovating inthe networked economy (Iansiti and Levien 2004a) and has its intellectual roots in theories of complexity (Stacey 1995) and organizational ecology (e.g Hannan...
... can have some value in language classification and the modeling ofthe great diversity of South American languages morphology can allow to obtain a formal concept of natural description of a language ... languages The transitivity ofthe verb plays an important role inthe selection ofthe person marker Class The person markers are (Messineo, 2003): i-/y- for transitive verbs y and some intrasitive ... state, the parsing is successful Inthe ambit that we are studying we can think that if a word is a string of prefixes, a stem and suffixes, one automata head will read will the prefixes and the other...
... because this is only an estimate ofthe benchmark’s PD The true PD ofthe benchmark is unknown We should therefore combine the variance ofthe ex-ante estimated probability of default ofthe rating ... Moore and McCabe (1999), and Cantor and Falkenstein (2001)) The reasoning is that as we test the 17 If the rating source’s eligible class and the benchmark are dependant then the variance ofthe ... 99% confidence interval The column “average DF” is an estimated average using in occurrences at the midpoint ofthe first interval and in occurrences at the midpoint ofthe second These averages...
... protein kinase pathway, thereby inhibiting RANKL expression [2] Our in vitro data indicated that the combined useof ALN and OPG had greater inhibitory effect on osteoclastogenesis than theuseof ... on the scan table inthe supine position All scans were performed in slow mode and analyzed using Lunar smart scan version software with the slowest scan mode The measurements ofthe hip and ... properties in addition to the bone mass Since the mechanical testing is the current golden standard for accessing bone quality, the data suggested that the combined useof OPG-Fc and ALN inthe current...
... protein kinase pathway, thereby inhibiting RANKL expression [2] Our in vitro data indicated that the combined useof ALN and OPG had greater inhibitory effect on osteoclastogenesis than theuseof ... on the scan table inthe supine position All scans were performed in slow mode and analyzed using Lunar smart scan version software with the slowest scan mode The measurements ofthe hip and ... properties in addition to the bone mass Since the mechanical testing is the current golden standard for accessing bone quality, the data suggested that the combined useof OPG-Fc and ALN inthe current...
... using a Javid™ shunt, which allowed safe internal fixation ofthe fracture before bypass grafting The insertion ofthe Javid™ shunt served to confirm the viability ofthe limb and adequacy of ... in continuity Two interconnected Javid™ shunts were inserted to carry blood flow from the subclavian to the brachial artery in order to maintain perfusion (Fig 3B) during open reduction and internal ... exposure ofthe subclavian artery Supraclavicular exposure ofthe subclavian artery (A) The phrenic nerve is retracted before the division ofthe scalenus anterior muscle (B) The subclavian artery...
... to, the transfer ofinformationin shipment 35 tracing, billing transactions, and complaint resolutions (Rhea and Shrock 2000) Informationsystems play an integral role ininformation sharing ... continued Empirical research 26 Type ofstudy Continued The discrepancies inthe perception ofthe outcome in terms of quality ofinformation and support for informationsystems decision-taking ... planning, inventory management, and distribution” in their studyof IT capabilities, collaboration, and firm performance Information sharing includes, but is not limited to, the transfer of information...
... Instruction and the teaching context in ULIS-VNUH American Studies courses S ince the early 1980s, there has been a growing interest in combining language and content teaching Inthe American context, ... elements ofthe current teaching method used inthe American Studies courses, and so this thesis was an ideal chance to aid inthe effort During the three recent academic years from 2008 to 2011, the ... in place, i.e oral presentation and written reflection, as tangible and available products ofthe teaching and studying processes Aims ofthe research With said purposes, thestudy aimed at answering...
... as a distinct disease entity.8 These differences can lead to a delay inthe diagnosis of TB inthe elderly, which in turn, can lead to an increase inthe morbidity and mortality in them.9, 10 ... Several findings ofthe current study are in accordance with the results of this meta-analysis Inthe present study, male preponderance, mean duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis, rates of sputum ... patients Infact, TB is often not even considered inthe differential diagnosis by treating physicians and an incorrect initial diagnosis of TB is associated with the potential risk of delay inthe institution...
... treatment change was defined as any change in ART excluding dosage change Any start or stop ofan individual antiretroviral drug was considered to be a treatment change An interruption of a drug of less ... from the U.S National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), grant no U01-AI069907, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofthe government ofThe Netherlands ... Netherlands The National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research is funded by The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, The...
... defined by internal information exchange network inthe practice) often had less than one-half ofthe connections to individuals outside the practice, indicating that the majority oftheinformation ... performance We substituted missing values intheinformation receiving networks by imputation from theinformation providing network, when available If the response ofan individual on receiving information ... improvement project were willing to participate in this studyofinformation exchange networks The reliability ofthe data, in terms of receiving information confirmed by providing information, was reasonably...
... defined by internal information exchange network inthe practice) often had less than one-half ofthe connections to individuals outside the practice, indicating that the majority oftheinformation ... performance We substituted missing values intheinformation receiving networks by imputation from theinformation providing network, when available If the response ofan individual on receiving information ... improvement project were willing to participate in this studyofinformation exchange networks The reliability ofthe data, in terms of receiving information confirmed by providing information, was reasonably...
... identified and their medical notes reviewed by two investigators who were blinded to the postmortem findings Both investigators independently assigned clinical causes of death and then compared their ... represented in our patient population The finding of undiagnosed carcinoma and pulmonary embolism is consistent with previous studies emphasizing the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion ... influenced the incidence of missed diagnosis 10 The low incidence of postmortem examination in this study may explain, at least in part, the high incidence of major missed diagnoses In a recent study...
... designing the study, collection and analysis of data, and helped to draft the manuscript MK participated in designing the study, and collection and statistical analysis of data PK participated in ... designing thestudy and helped to draft the manuscript ŠG participated in designing the study, collection and analysis of data, revised the manuscript for important intellectual content and helped ... For the health care system, there is less cost involved in TOR inthe field than inthe transfer ofthe patient to the hospital [12,29,30] Our finding are potentially important, especially in...
... data interpretation and drafting ofthe manuscript IK contributed to data analysis and revised the manuscript SJ conceived ofthe study, and contributed substantially to all parts ofthestudy and ... component ofthe rise in RE/SE/BIS lies before the intervention, and so the need for suctioning elicits more arousal than the suctioning itself In turn, theuseof medication to attenuate the response ... with theuseof our sedation protocol, EEGderived parameters not add helpful informationin terms of guiding the administration of sedatives or analgesics for the most frequently occurring indication,...
... designed thestudy and coached the analysis JB performed the statistical analysis and MJS and JH coached the analysis and supervised the project All authors contributed inthe writing and the critical ... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions AdH and LR retrieved the data and built the database AdH performed the analysis and wrote the manuscript ... prospectively, the time to return of spontaneous circulation was not systematically recorded inthe patient files and was therefore difficult to retrieve in a reliable manner Another limitation of our study...
... the employees The target population ofthestudy included the employees in Ho Chi Minh City currently working inthe industry of retailing and financial services In summary, the combination of ... CHARACTERISTICS OFTHE PARTICIPANTS There was a total sample of 320 full-time employees participating in this study from the industry of retailing and financial services in Ho Chi Minh City Inthe summary of ... engagement inthe industry of retail and financial services in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Of course, the data for thestudy is delimited to the surveyed employees ofthe two industries in Ho Chi Minh...