Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics

• Main Authors: Friedman, Charles P. (Author), Wyatt, Jeremy C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hannah, Kathryn J. (Editor), Ball, Marion J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Series: Health Informatics,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Health informatics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Health Informatics.

The BMJ said of the first edition of Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics: "A landmark book, which should have a place of honour in the library of anyone seeking a deeper understanding of clinical informatics in general and evaluation in particular." Since the release of the first...

Table of Contents:

• Challenges of Evaluation in Biomedical Informatics
• Evaluation as a Field
• Determining What to Study 48
• The Structure of Objectivist Studies 85
• Measurement Fundamentals
• Developing and Improving Measurement Methods
• The Design of Demonstration Studies
• Analyzing the Results of Demonstration Studies
• Subjectivist Approaches to Evaluation
• Performing Subjectivist Studies in the Qualitative Traditions Responsive to Users
• Economic Aspects of Evaluation
• Proposing and Communicating the Results of Evaluation Studies: Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory Issues.