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Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Charles P. Friedman

    1. University of North Carolina, Pittsburgh, USA
      Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

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  2. Jeremy C. Wyatt

    1. Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Computers and Medicine (C+M)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Challenges of Evaluation in Medical Informatics

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 1-15

  3. Evaluation as a Field

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 17-39

  4. Studying Clinical Information Resources

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 41-64

  5. Structure of Objectivist Studies

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 65-88

  6. Basics of Measurement

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 89-117

  7. Developing Measurement Technique

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 119-154

  8. Design, Conduct, and Analysis of Demonstration Studies

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 155-203

  9. Subjectivist Approaches to Evaluation

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 205-221

  10. Design and Conduct of Subjectivist Studies

    • Allen C. Smith III
    Pages 223-253

  11. Organizational Evaluation of Medical Information Resources

    • Bonnie Kaplan
    Pages 255-280

  12. Proposing, Reporting, and Refereeing Evaluation Studies; Study Ethics

    • Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt
    Pages 281-296

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 297-311
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About this book

As director of a training program in medical informatics, I have found that one of the most frequent inquiries from graduate students is, "Although I am happy with my research focus and the work I have done, how can I design and carry out a practical evaluation that proves the value of my contribution?" Informatics is a multifaceted, interdisciplinary field with research that ranges from theoretical developments to projects that are highly applied and intended for near-term use in clinical settings. The implications of "proving" a research claim accordingly vary greatly depending on the details of an individual student's goals and thesis state­ ment. Furthermore, the dissertation work leading up to an evaluation plan is often so time-consuming and arduous that attempting the "perfect" evaluation is fre­ quently seen as impractical or as diverting students from central programming or implementation issues that are their primary areas of interest. They often ask what compromises are possible so they can provide persuasive data in support of their claims without adding another two to three years to their graduate student life. Our students clearly needed help in dealing more effectively with such dilem­ mas, and it was therefore fortuitous when, in the autumn of 1991, we welcomed two superb visiting professors to our laboratories.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of North Carolina, Pittsburgh, USA

    Charles P. Friedman

  • Center for Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA

    Charles P. Friedman

  • Imperial Cancer Research Fund, London, UK

    Jeremy C. Wyatt

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Evaluation Methods in Medical Informatics

  • Authors: Charles P. Friedman, Jeremy C. Wyatt

  • Series Title: Computers and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2685-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-2685-5Published: 14 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1431-1909

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 311

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Health Informatics

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