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Evaluation DatabaseA web-based inventory of evaluation studies in medical informaticsAuthors: Elske Ammenwerth, Nicolette de Keizer, Amsterdam (see "Team" for details)Objectives The web-based evaluation database EvalDB contains more than 1.400 evaluation studies of health information systems. EvalDB was created to help researchers to identify studies that have been condcuted in defined settings. Inclusion criteria EvalDB contains evaluation studies, defined as the systematic, empirical assessment of a component of a health information system. A health information system comprises all computer-based components that are used to enter, store, process, communicate, and present health related or patient related information, and which are used by health care professionals or the patient themselves in the context of inpatient or outpatient patient care. Methods EvalDB was based on a systematic literature search in PubMed, conducted in 2003 and 2006. Since 2009, EvalDB is updated based on input from researchs from all over the world. To support this, EvalDB offers the possibility to propose studies that should be entered into the database. Completeness of database EvalDB cannot guarnatee to be complete and correct. In case you miss a certain study, please propose this study by selecting "add a new evaluation paper". If you find errors in the database, please contact the administrator.
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