Proof of concept for the role of glycemic control in the early detection of infections in diabeticsTaxiarchis Botsis
Columbia University, USA
Health Informatics J 18:26-35. 2012
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Sixteen years of ICPC use in Norwegian primary care: looking through the factsTaxiarchis Botsis
Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 10:11. 2010
..This study evaluates the use of the original ICPC-1 and the more complete ICPC-2 Norwegian versions in electronic patient records...
Exploring new directions in disease surveillance for people with diabetes: lessons learned and future plansTaxiarchis Botsis
Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, and Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway
Stud Health Technol Inform 160:466-70. 2010
..e. the data collection in a controlled study and the subsequent development of the eDSS. Furthermore, the lessons learned in our project could facilitate the related research for other vulnerable population groups...
Home telecare technologies for the elderlyTaxiarchis Botsis
Medical Informatics and Telemedicine Group, Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
J Telemed Telecare 14:333-7. 2008
..g. clinical, legal, technical). We suggest that more research on home telecare and its effects needs to be conducted, in order to provide evidence for optimizing the use of this promising technique...
Modeling prognostic factors in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomasTaxiarchis Botsis
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, 10032 New York, USA
Cancer Inform 7:281-91. 2010
..The accurate prognosis for patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomas requires the incorporation of more factors than those included in AJCC TNM system...
Secondary Use of EHR: Data Quality Issues and Informatics OpportunitiesTaxiarchis Botsis
Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
AMIA Summits Transl Sci Proc 2010:1-5. 2010
..Inaccuracy and inconsistency were the next common problems. In this paper, we present the manifestations of these data quality issues and discuss some strategies for using emerging informatics technologies to solve these problems...
Current status and future perspectives in telecare for elderly people suffering from chronic diseasesTaxiarchis Botsis
Department of Computer Science, University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway
J Telemed Telecare 14:195-203. 2008
..Even though there were important benefits from home telecare, there are organizational, ethical, legal, design, usability and other matters that need to be resolved before widespread implementation can occur...