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PIIM RESEARCH™

PIIM's research initiatives are core to every effort in which we engage. This is a compilation of the most representative and influential works we have published.

Contextual History and Visual Timeline of AHLTA and VistA/CPRS Products — Benjamin Bacon and Sayoko Yoshida The development of computer-based patient record systems became crucial and set as priority in the US healthcare systems when President Lyndon Johnson signed the Social Security Amendments Act, known as the Medicare Act in 1965. Since 1968, the Department of Defense (DoD) has pursued the goal of providing computer support to its hospitals and clinic. During fiscal years to 1976 to 1984, DoD spent about $222 million... Download this PDF

Electronic Medical Record (EMR) System Review — Christine Hoover This document examines the top 6 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems that are available on the market today: GE Centricity, AllScripts, NextGen, Amkai, E-Clinical Works, and E-MDs. The purpose of this document is to assess commercially available EMR systems and to gain insight into improving the design and functionality of Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), an EMR system... Download this PDF

Web 2.0 System Architecture Guidelines (Overview and Source Documentation) — Benjamin Bacon Advances in software engineering and the expansion of web-based interactions have provided a wide foundation of methodologies and standards for implementation of small and enterprise-quality systems. This research document serves as a comprehensive information-set of innnovative technologies and strategies... Download this PDF

Guidelines for GUI Analysis — Assessments and Recommendations for Graphical User Interfaces of AHLTA and VistA CPRS — Jihoon Kang The Parsons Institute for Information Mapping (PIIM) performed a Graphic User Interface (GUI) focused assessment of two Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems: Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application (AHLTA), developed by the U.S. Department of Defense; and Computerized Patient Record System (CPRS), developed by the U.S. Department of.... Download this PDF

Usability and Heuristics Practice — Methods For User-centric Software Development — John McLord A wide variety of methods used to create interactive products exist, but the most successful have two key aspects in common: an understanding of user needs, and clemency in the event of user error. To date, very few of even the best present a balanced and unbiased approach that puts all parties — clients, designers, engineers, managers, usability experts, users... Download this PDF

A Visualization Based Taxonomy for Informative Representation: Introduction and Overview — William Bevington Today, a great deal of human activity falls outside of traditional human labor-intensive initiatives, such as agriculture, manufacturing, and mining. The effective control of these activities and other human-to-human, human-to-machine, and human-to-nature activities involve the acquiring, discerning, and distributing of information. Knowledge workers... Download this PDF