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A Dynamic Human Body Computational Phantom for RF Propagation Study

May 20, 2013
Author(s)
John G. Hagedorn, Kamran Sayrafian, Judith E. Terrill
Recent advances in micro-electronics technology to build small radio-enabled implantable and wearable medical sensors have sparked considerable interest in further understanding the characteristics of radio frequency propagation inside the human body. As

Enhancing Electronic Health Record Usability in Pediatric Patient Care: A Scenario-Based Approach

March 20, 2013
Author(s)
Emily S. Patterson, Jiajie Zhang, Patricia Abbott, Michael C. Gibbons, Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, David Brick
Adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in hospitals and physician practices is accelerating. Usability of EHRs has been identified as an important factor impacting patient safety and EHR adoption rate for both adult and pediatric care providers

Virtual Reality Platform to Study RF Propagation in Body Area Networks

December 2, 2012
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian, John G. Hagedorn, Wen-Bin Yang, Judith E. Terrill
Design of efficient wireless communication protocols for body area networks requires in-depth understanding of the propagation media i.e. the human body. As obtaining large amount of data for many scenarios and use-cases via physical experiment is either

Testing the Nation’s Health care Information Infrastructure

November 10, 2012
Author(s)
Kevin G. Brady, Ram D. Sriram, Bettijoyce B. Lide, Kathleen M. Roberts
According to a report by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services [CMS] (http://www.cms.gov), the United States spent nearly $2.6 trillion dollars on health care in 2010. It is estimated that this will nearly double by the end of this decade. This is

Interference Mitigation Using Adaptive Schemes in Body Area Networks

September 30, 2012
Author(s)
Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian
Considering the medical nature of the information carried in Body Area Networks (BAN), interference from coexisting wireless networks or even other nearby BANs could create serious problems on their operational reliability. As practical implementation of

Radiation Pattern of an UWB Wearable Antenna: A Preliminary Study

September 24, 2012
Author(s)
Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian
Inhomogeneity of the propagation medium in body area networks could have a great impact on the sensor node's antenna characteristics. This in turn could affect the quality of the communication links unless the impact of the human body has been properly

Wireless Technologies in Healthcare: Selected Papers from IEEE PIMRC 2011

August 10, 2012
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian, Kamya Yekeh Yazdandoost
The use of wireless technologies for medical device communication, health monitoring (at hospitals or homes) and mobile healthcare information delivery (i.e. m-Health) is one of the most rapidly growing areas in health-IT research today. The papers which

(NISTIR 7865) A Human Factors Guide to Enhance EHR Usability of Critical User Interactions when Supporting Pediatric Patient Care

June 28, 2012
Author(s)
Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, David Brick, Emily S. Patterson, Jiajie Zhang, Patricia Abbott, Michael C. Gibbons
Adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in hospitals and physician practices is accelerating. Usability of EHRs has been identified as an important factor impacting patient safety and recommendations for improvement have been provided. Pediatric

Workflow and Electronic Health Records in Small Medical Practices

April 2, 2012
Author(s)
Mala Ramaiah, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Ram D. Sriram, Bettijoyce B. Lide
This paper analyzes the workflow and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) systems across different functions in small physician offices. We characterize the differences in the offices based on the levels of computerization in terms of workflow

(NISTIR 7804) Technical Evaluation, Testing and Validation of the Usability of Electronic Health Records

February 21, 2012
Author(s)
Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, Robert M. Schumacher, Emily S. Patterson, Robert North, Jiajie Zhang, Michael C. Gibbons, Patricia Abbott
Electronic Health Record (EHR) Usability Protocol (EUP) encompasses procedures for (1) expert evaluation of an EHR user interface from a clinical perspective and a human factors best practices perspective, and (2) validation studies of EHR user interfaces

NIST Handbook 150-31, NVLAP Healthcare Information Technology Testing

November 28, 2011
Author(s)
Dana S. Leaman, Lawrence I. Knab
NIST Handbook 150-31 presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Healthcare Information Technology Testing program. It is intended for

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Standards Action Plan

September 23, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Alschuler
This document is the action plan to improve the suitability of Health Level Seven (HL7) Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2 – Quality Reporting Document Architecture (QRDA) Release 1 for quality reporting. Lantana Consulting Group prepared this report

Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) Suitability Analysis

September 23, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Alschuler
This document analyzes the suitability of Quality Reporting Data Architecture (QRDA) to meet its purpose and to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT)

CCR Suitability Analysis

September 15, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Alschuler
This document analyzes the suitability of the ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR) specification to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) Standards Analysis

Continuity of Care (CCD) Standards Action Plan

September 15, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Alschuler
This document is the action plan to improve the suitability of Health Level Seven (HL7) Continuity of Care Document (CCD) to support the Department of Health and Human Services’ Stage 1 Meaningful Use. Lantana Consulting Group prepared this report for the

Continuity of Care Document (CCD) Suitability Analysis

September 15, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Alschuler
This document analyzes the suitability of the Health Level Seven (HL7) Continuity of Care Document (CCD) specification to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Meaningful Use. It is part of the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT

Continuity of Care Record (CCR) Action Plan

September 15, 2011
Author(s)
Liora Aschuler
This document is the action plan to improve the suitability of ASTM Continuity of Care Record (CCR) to support the Department of Health and Human Services’ Stage 1 Meaningful Use. Lantana Consulting Group prepared this report for the National Institute of

Interference Mitigation for Body Area Networks

September 12, 2011
Author(s)
Wen-Bin Yang, Kamran Sayrafian
Due to ultra-low power communication, BAN is most likely a victim system. Interference from other BANs or other coexisting wireless communication systems may be significant. Power control is usually inefficient and may even cause more interference in an

Cost-Efficient Routing with Controlled Node Mobility in Sensor Networks

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Kamran Sayrafian
In this paper, an energy-efficient strategy is proposed for tracking a moving target in a mobile sensor network. The energy expenditure of the sensors in the network is assumed to be due to communication, sensing and movement. First, the target area is

NIST NCPDP Analysis - Suitability Assessment

August 31, 2011
Author(s)
Frank McKinney
This document completes the review of the NCPDP SCRIPT standard by reporting on several aspects related to its suitability as a standard to support Meaningful Use, including: completeness, correctness and internal consistency of the standard, ease of

Testability Report for SCRIPT

August 31, 2011
Author(s)
Ioana Singureanu
This document summarizes the major testability issues raised by the NCPDP SCRIPT Implementation Guide Version 10.6. The ELR Implementation Guide is intended as a means of testing and certifying Electronic Health System (EHRS) for Meaningful Use.

Messaging Work Bench Instructions

July 1, 2011
Author(s)
Ioana Singureanu
Documentation on using the Messaging Workbench (MWB) tool to edit the profile created for the NCPDP SCRIPT Implementation Guide: Version 10.6 NEWRX New Prescription and RXHRES Prescription History Response message structures.
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