8 articles in this issue
Simon de Lusignan
In this issue we include a range of important papers that contribute across the domains of the chronic care model (CCM). The chronic care model was described in Bodenheimer et al. in the second of two seminal papers back in 2002; they describe ... see more
This journal strongly supports the sharing of data to support research and quality improvement. However, this needs to be done in a way that ensures the benefits vastly outweigh the risks, and vitally using methods which are inspire both public and profes... see more
Carol S Bond,Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor
Background The benefit of self-monitoring of blood glucose by patients has been questioned, and UK policy is generally not to support this, although it is identified that there may be unidentified subgroups of people who would benefit from being supp... see more
Montassar Amri,Kaliyadan Feroz
Background Several previous studies have tried to assess the usefulness of Google search as a diagnostic aid. The results were discordant and have led to controversies.Objectives To investigate how often Google search is helpful to reach correct... see more
Jane Chung,Blaine Reeder,Amanda Lazar,Jonathan Joe,George Demiris,Hilaire J. Thompson
Background Sensor technologies are designed to assist independent living of older adults. However, it is often difficult for older adults to make an informed decision about adopting sensor technologies.Objective To explore Bruce’s framework of i... see more
Kathrin M Cresswell,Aziz Sheikh
There is an increasing international recognition that the evaluation of health information technologies should involve assessments of both the technology and the social/organisational contexts into which it is deployed. There is, however, a lack of agreem... see more
Roderick L B Neame
Background The protection of personal information privacy has become one of the most pressing security concerns for record keepers. Many institutions have yet to implement the essential infrastructure for data privacy protection and patient cont... see more
Simon de Lusignan,Benjamin Sun,Christopher Pearce,Christopher Farmer,Paul Stevens,Simon Jones
Objective There is no standard method of publishing the code ranges in research using routine data. We report how code selection affects the reported prevalence and precision of results.Design We compared code ranges used to report the impact of... see more