The main bottleneck for widespread adoption of this strategy has been the lack of easily used and modifiable computational tools.
This paper presents a fast, interactive and easily modifiable software tool for robust PID design.
Because some of these factors are more modifiable than others, tools to assist with clinical decision-making can potentially improve patient care.
Recent advances in bioengineering have enabled the development of biomedical tools with modifiable surface features (small-scale architecture) to mimic extracellular matrices and aid in the development of well-controlled platforms that allow for the application of mechanical stimulation for studying cellular biomechanics.
Only one tool included modifiable risk factors such as smoking behavior and body weight.
To determine if the implementation of a value driven outcomes tool comprising modifiable quality and utilization metrics lowers cost and improves value of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) postoperative care.
Using the criteria of (1) feasibility (brevity and ease of completion; the instrument can be completed in 10 15 minutes), and (2) modifiability (focus on concepts that are potentially modifiable), we developed the OPTICS tool to measure success of residents' care transitions as perceived by the residents and by their family caregivers.
Unlike most other validated CHD risk prediction tools, YDR includes modifiable risk factors and only requires information that can be easily self-reported by patients (such as diet, physical activity, and general clinical risk factors).
From a technical-methodological perspective, adapting the software to satisfy various content requirements of similar or other settings is easily accomplished owing to the tool's modular and modifiable design.
Alongside the development of the STarT Back tool, we have developed targeted treatments for patients allocated to the low, medium and high-risk subgroups; these have been designed to address the specific modifiable prognostic indicators identified by the tool.
The U.S. EPA Great Lakes survey tool (http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/sanitarysurvey/) should be modifiable for IW.
