McMaster University Study Featuring Electronic Patient Diary Recognized as a ``2005 Best of Medical Informatics''; Use of Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare's Electronic Patient Diary Resulted in Improved Patient Reporting over Traditional Paper Diaries.AUSTIN, Texas -- A study featuring the use of Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare's Electronic Patient Diary (EPD EPD expected progeny difference. ) has been selected to appear in an international "2005 Best of Medical Informatics medical informatics, n the field of information science concerned with the analysis and dissemination of medical data through the application of computers to various aspects of health care and medicine. " list published by The International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA IMIA International Medical Informatics Association IMIA Indonesian Muslim Intellectuals Association ). The study, entitled "Comparing hand-held computers and paper diaries for haemophilia home therapy: a randomized ran·dom·ize tr.v. ran·dom·ized, ran·dom·iz·ing, ran·dom·iz·es To make random in arrangement, especially in order to control the variables in an experiment. trial(1)," was first published in the Haemophilia 2004 journal. It was selected by the IMIA editorial board as a study that is "internationally representative of an important topic in medical informatics with strong scientific content." The article, written by Irwin Walker, M.D., McMaster University Medical Centre, Ontario, Canada, reported the results of a study which compared Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare's EPD to paper patient diaries. Arrowhead's EPD improved hemophilia patients' adherence to reporting requirements and resulted in submission of key hemophilia patient data to treating physicians and nurses in a more timely manner. The study will be included in the list to be published in the IMIA Yearbook, available in July 2006 to more than 20,000 members of the health and biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. scientific community worldwide. Arrowhead's EPD is available throughout North America, the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community , Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . The technology makes a difference in patients' lives and brings a wide range of benefits to customers, including improved treatment, inventory management, and rapid patient monitoring. About Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare, based in Austin, Texas, developed one of the most comprehensive Electronic Patient Diary (EPD) services ever built. Working in partnership with key customers, Arrowhead delivers complete monitoring and reporting solutions for home administration of pharmaceuticals. These solutions address the needs of patients, physicians, pharmacists, trial sponsors, regulators and partner companies. Information about Arrowhead Electronic Healthcare can be found at www.aheh.com. (1) Haemophilia 2004; (10): 698-704 |
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