DESIGNING MEDICAL INFORMATICS RESEARCH AND LIBRARY-RESOURCE PROJECTS TO INCREASE WHAT IS LEARNED

Authors
STEAD WW HAYNES RB FULLER S FRIEDMAN CP TRAVIS LE BECK JR FENICHEL CH CHANDRASEKARAN B BUCHANAN BG ABOLA EE SIEVERT MC GARDNER RM MESSERLE J JAFFE CC PEARSON WR ABARBANEL RM
Citation
Ww. Stead et al., DESIGNING MEDICAL INFORMATICS RESEARCH AND LIBRARY-RESOURCE PROJECTS TO INCREASE WHAT IS LEARNED, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 1(1), 1994, pp. 28-33
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Medicine Miscellaneus","Computer Science Information Systems
Journal title
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
10675027
Volume
1
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
28 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
1067-5027(1994)1:1<28:DMIRAL>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Careful study of medical informatics research and library-resource pro jects is necessary to increase the productivity of the research and de velopment enterprise. Medical informatics research projects can presen t unique problems with respect to evaluation. It is not always possibl e to adapt directly the evaluation methods that are commonly employed in the natural and social sciences. Problems in evaluating medical inf ormatics projects may be overcome by formulating system development wo rk in terms of a testable hypothesis; subdividing complex projects int o modules, each of which can be developed, tested and evaluated rigoro usly; and utilizing qualitative studies in situations where more defin itive quantitative studies are impractical.