TY - JOUR AU - Fierz, Walter AU - Grütter, Rolf PY - 2000/6/30 TI - The SGML Standardization Framework and the Introduction of XML JO - J Med Internet Res SP - e12 VL - 2 IS - 2 KW - Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) KW - Extensible Markup Language (XML) KW - standardization framework KW - healthcare KW - patient record KW - Architectural Forms KW - Health Level 7 KW - Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS) KW - clinical study UR - http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e12 UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720931 ID - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e12 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Rippen, Helga AU - Risk, Ahmad PY - 2000/5/24 TI - e-Health Code of Ethics (May 24) JO - J Med Internet Res SP - e9 VL - 2 IS - 2 KW - Internet KW - Ethics KW - Quality of Health Care UR - http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e9/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e9 UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720928 ID - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e9 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Nater, T. AU - Boyer, C. AU - Eysenbach, G. PY - 2000/6/30 TI - Debate about evaluation and monitoring of sites carrying the HON-Logo JO - J Med Internet Res SP - e13 VL - 2 IS - 2 UR - http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e13/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e13 UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720932 ID - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e13 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Burchill, Charles AU - Roos, L. Leslie AU - Fergusson, Patricia AU - Jebamani, Laurel AU - Turner, Ken AU - Dueck, Stephen PY - 2000/6/23 TI - Organizing the Present, Looking to the Future: An Online Knowledge Repository to Facilitate Collaboration JO - J Med Internet Res SP - e10 VL - 2 IS - 2 KW - Epidemiologic Methods KW - Concept Dictionary KW - Knowledge Bases (Computer) KW - Internet KW - Cooperative Behavior KW - Administrative Data KW - Education KW - Research Support N2 - Background: Comprehensive data available in the Canadian province of Manitoba since 1970 have aided study of the interaction between population health, health care utilization, and structural features of the health care system. Given a complex linked database and many ongoing projects, better organization of available epidemiological, institutional, and technical information was needed. Objective: The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation wished to develop a knowledge repository to handle data, document research methods, and facilitate both internal communication and collaboration with other sites. Methods: This evolving knowledge repository consists of both public and internal (restricted access) pages on the World Wide Web (WWW). Information can be accessed using an indexed logical format or queried to allow entry at user-defined points. The main topics are: Concept Dictionary, Research Definitions, Meta-Index, and Glossary. The Concept Dictionary operationalizes concepts used in health research using administrative data, outlining the creation of complex variables. Research Definitions specify the codes for common surgical procedures, tests, and diagnoses. The Meta-Index organizes concepts and definitions according to the Medical Sub-Heading (MeSH) system developed by the National Library of Medicine. The Glossary facilitates navigation through the research terms and abbreviations in the knowledge repository. An Education Resources heading presents a web-based graduate course using substantial amounts of material in the Concept Dictionary, a lecture in the Epidemiology Supercourse, and material for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities. Confidential information (including Data Dictionaries) is available on the Centre's internal website. Results: Use of the public pages has increased dramatically since January 1998, with almost 6,000 page hits from 250 different hosts in May 1999. More recently, the number of page hits has averaged around 4,000 per month, while the number of unique hosts has climbed to around 400. Conclusions: This knowledge repository promotes standardization and increases efficiency by placing concepts and associated programming in the Centre's collective memory. Collaboration and project management are facilitated. UR - http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e10/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e10 UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720929 ID - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e10 ER - TY - JOUR AU - Tambouris, Efthimios AU - Williams, Howard M. AU - Makropoulos, Constantin PY - 2000/6/23 TI - Co-operative Health Information Networks in Europe: Experiences from Greece and Scotland JO - J Med Internet Res SP - e11 VL - 2 IS - 2 KW - Community Health Services KW - Community Networks KW - Health Education KW - Health Information Network KW - Telemedicine KW - Greece KW - Scotland N2 - Background: Internet technology is transforming the general approach to communication and dissemination of information in the field of healthcare. However, it is also creating problems in terms of finding information, and knowing what credibility to place on the information found. The chaotic nature of the World Wide Web (WWW) and the simplistic approach adopted by search engines can make the task of finding relevant information difficult, and the user can waste considerable amounts of time on the process. Even when information is found, there is no general quality assurance process that can guarantee the credibility of the resulting information. Objective: The aim of this research was to develop an approach for establishing co-operative health information networks (CHINs) with different focuses, which can be used in different parts of Europe. The resulting CHINs would provide organised healthcare information and support comprehensive and integrated sets of healthcare telematic services for a broad range of users. Such developments would reduce the difficulties of finding information and knowing what credibility to ascribe to it. Methods: A common approach has been developed based on drawing together contributions from the major healthcare service providers in the region. Standard structures are recommended so that information is presented in a uniform way. Appropriate mechanisms ensure adequate security and a level of quality assurance for the end user. Results: Since 1996, CHINs have been developed in six European countries as part of a European Union (EU) project. This paper presents the overall approach adopted, and the achievements in two different regions of Europe (Greece and Scotland). Although the circumstances in these two regions are very different, in both cases the resulting CHIN has proved successful. Conclusions: CHINs offer a solution to the difficulty of finding relevant health information on the Internet and guaranteeing its credibility. They can be used in different ways in different regions, and have major benefits for both information providers and end users. UR - http://www.jmir.org/2000/2/e11/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e11 UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11720930 ID - info:doi/10.2196/jmir.2.2.e11 ER -