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Kapp, Stephen A., Sur Ah Hahn, and April Rand. "Building a Performance Information System for Statewide Residential Treatment Services." Residential Treatment For Children & Youth 28, no. 1 (January 31, 2011): 39–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886571x.2011.541844.
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Limanto, Susana, and Andre Andre. "Information system to enhance medical services quality in Indonesia." International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE) 9, no. 3 (June 1, 2019): 2049. http://dx.doi.org/10.11591/ijece.v9i3.pp2049-2056.
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The consequence of disproportionate distribution and placement of Doctor in Indonesia is affecting people who live in rural area. Patient have to travel to city to receive medical treatment and must encounter another different problem such as: patients often have to wait a long time in the doctor's office even sometimes do not get the service because of holiday or rejected because the queue is full. Medical record in some cases may lost due in Indonesia mostly medical record recorded manually (paper based). Therefore doctor treatment is not optimal because doctor can no longer inspect patient illness history and any treatment that have been conducted before. This research proposes a new concept to help people who live in rural area to get better medical treatment. People could register and monitor doctor service queue via smart phone. System expanded with medical record management facilities to improve service quality of patient. Research object was doctor service in Sulawesi, Indonesia. This research indicates system could increase time efficiency, energy, and cost efficiency for patient and also the doctor. Additionally current system will be optimal if supported with stable internet network.
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Manfredi, Clara, Ronald Czaja, Marianne Buis, and David Derk. "Patient use of treatment-related information received from the cancer information service." Cancer 71, no. 4 (February 15, 1993): 1326–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19930215)71:4<1326::aid-cncr2820710426>3.0.co;2-k.
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Gray, Benjamin J., Adam T. Jones, Zoë Couzens, Tracey Sagar, and Debbie Jones. "University students’ behaviours towards accessing sexual health information and treatment." International Journal of STD & AIDS 30, no. 7 (April 8, 2019): 671–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956462419828866.
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Globally, it is widely recognised that young people (those under the age of 25 years) are at a higher risk of developing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The majority of university students studying in the UK fall within this age bracket, and to help prevent such high incidence of STIs in this age group, it is essential that advice and treatment, if required, are obtained from reliable sources. This study sought to explore sources of sexual heath advice and treatment for students at Welsh universities (n = 3007). The main sources of advice were identified as the internet (49.1%) and GP/family doctors (38.9%), whilst local sexual health clinics (24.9%) and GP/family doctor services (20.2%) were the main sources for treatment in students. Males were more likely than females to report never needing advice (AOR 2.74; CI = 2.24–3.35) or requiring treatment (AOR 1.37; CI = 1.17–1.60). The apparent lack of engagement with these services by male students is a cause for concern, although one possible solution could be to further develop online methods to increase uptake of testing. Furthermore, the popularity of the internet for advice provides a timely reminder that regulation of online sexual health information is critical.
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Wang, Mingzhi, and Xueyi Wang. "Design of Information Medical Treatment Service Platform." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 750 (March 24, 2020): 012064. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/750/1/012064.
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DEMİREL, Assist Prof Dr Demokaan. "Effectivness of Health Information System Applications: Clinical Information and Diagnosis-Treatment Systems in Turkey." European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 5, no. 1 (May 19, 2017): 122. http://dx.doi.org/10.26417/ejms.v5i1.p122-131.
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The distinctive quality of the new social structure is that information becomes the only factor of production. In today's organizations, public administrators are directly responsible for applying information to administrative processes. In addition to his managerial responsibilities, a knowledge based organization requires every employee to take responsibility for achieving efficiency. This has increased the importance of information systems in the decision-making process. Information systems consist of computer and communication technology, data base management and model management and include activity processing system, management information system, decision support systems, senior management information system, expert systems and office automation systems. Information systems in the health sector aim at the management and provision of preventive and curative health services. The use of information systems in healthcare has the benefits of increasing service quality, shortening treatment processes, maximizing efficiency of the time, labour and medical devices. The use of information systems for clinical decision making and reducing medical errors in the healthcare industry dates back to the 1960s. Clinical information systems involve processing, storing and re-accessing information that supports patient care in a hospital. Clinical information systems are systems that are directly or indirectly related to patient care. These systems include electronic health/patient records, clinical decision support systems, nurse information systems, patient tracking systems, tele-medicine, case mix and smart card applications. Diagnosis-treatment systems are information-based systems used in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. It consists of laboratory information systems, picture archiving and communication system, pharmacy information system, radiology information system, nuclear medicine information system. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of health information system applications in Turkey. The first part of the study focuses on the concept of information systems and the types of information systems in organization structures. In the second part, clinical information systems and applications for diagnosis-treatment systems in Turkey are examined. Finally, the study evaluates applications in the health sector qualitatively from the new organizational structure, which is formed by information systems.
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Xuan, Yan, Chaojin Guo, and Wei Lu. "The Effects of Information Continuity and Interpersonal Continuity on Physician Services Online: Cross-sectional Study." JMIR Medical Informatics 10, no. 7 (July 21, 2022): e35830. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/35830.
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Background Web-based medical services have become an effective supplement to traditional services in hospitals and an essential part of medical services. Studies have shown that web-based medical services are useful for shortening the delayed admission time and for enhancing the treatment effect from the service continuity perspective. However, the specific measures that patients and physicians should take to improve service continuity remain unknown. Objective Based on the information richness theory and continuity of care, this study investigates the dynamic effects of information continuity and interpersonal continuity on physician services online. Methods Data of 7200 patients with 360 physicians covering complete interaction records were collected from a professional web-based platform in China. Content analysis was performed to recognize matching patients and physicians, and least square regression analysis was performed to obtain all empirical results. Results Empirical results showed that in the short term, information continuity (including offline experience, medical records, and detailed information) influences physicians’ web-based services, and their influences show heterogeneity. Moreover, if a patient’s online physician is the same physician who he/she has visited offline, we find that interpersonal continuity is important for service. In the long term, information continuity and interpersonal continuity positively improve service continuity by facilitating repeat purchases. Conclusions Overall, our findings not only shed new light on patient behavior online and cross-channel behavior but also provide practical insights into improving the continuity of care in online health communities.
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Khalifa, A., and R. Hussein. "Biomedical and Health Informatics Education and Research at the Information Technology Institute in Egypt." Yearbook of Medical Informatics 20, no. 01 (August 2011): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1638756.
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SummaryDuring the last decade, Egypt has experienced a revolution in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) that has had a corresponding impact on the field of healthcare.Since 1993, the Information Technology Institute (ITI) has been leading the development of the Information Technology (IT) professional training and education in Egypt to produce top quality IT professionals who are considered now the backbone of the IT revolution in Egypt. For the past five years, ITI has been adopting the objective of building high caliber health professionals who can effectively serve the ever-growing information society.Academic links have been established with internationally renowned universities, e.g., Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in US, University of Leipzig in Germany, in addition those with the Egyptian Fellowship Board in order to enrich ITI Medical Informatics Education and Research.The ITI Biomedical and Health Informatics (BMHI) education and training programs target fresh graduates as well as lifelong learners. Therefore, the program’s learning objectives are framed within the context of the four specialization tracks: Healthcare Man- agement (HCM), Biomedical Informatics Research (BMIR), Bioinformatics Professional (BIP), and Healthcare Professional (HCP). The ITI BMHI research projects tackle a wide-range of current chal- lenges in this field, such as knowledge management in healthcare, providing tele-consultation services for diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases for underserved regions in Egypt, and exploring the cultural and educational aspects of Nanoinformatics.Since 2006, ITI has been positively contributing to de- velop the discipline of BMHI in Egypt in order to support improved healthcare services .
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Njotini, Mzukisi Niven. "Preserving the Integrity of Medical-Related Information – How "Informed" is Consent?" Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 21 (September 7, 2018): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2018/v21i0a3400.
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Health care services are recognised as a right. These services are available to "everyone" who needs them. This availability ensures that users, that is, persons who receive treatment in a health establishment or who are in need of health services, are able to have access to these services. Generally, health care services should be available without undue financial burden to users. This then means that the government is saddled with an added financial and administrative burden to ensure their availability to users. However, the availability of the services depends on the availability of resources. In cases where resources are diminished, users who may be in need of health care services may be excluded. Furthermore, the availability of access to health care services does not sufficiently guarantee the securing of users’ personal information. Thus, it is enquired what levels of safeguards do health establishments have to secure the personal information of users? Do these security mechanisms allow for the disclosure of personal information to third parties, and how?
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Zimmer, Michael. "Assessing the Treatment of Patron Privacy in Library 2.0 Literature." Information Technology and Libraries 32, no. 2 (June 10, 2013): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ital.v32i2.3420.
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<p>As libraries begin to embrace Web 2.0 technologies to serve patrons – ushering in the era of Library 2.0 – unique dilemmas arise regarding protection of patron privacy. The norms of Web 2.0 promote the open sharing of information – often personal information – and the design of many Library 2.0 services capitalize on access to patron information and might require additional tracking, collection and aggregation of patron activities. Thus, embracing Library 2.0 potentially threatens the traditional ethics of librarianship, where protecting patron privacy and intellectual freedom has been held paramount. As a step towards informing the decisions to implement Library 2.0 to adequately protect patron privacy, we must first understand how such concerns are being articulated within the professional discourse surrounding these next generation library tools and services. The study presented in this paper aims to determine whether and how issues of patron privacy are introduced, discussed, and settled – if at all – within trade publications utilized by librarians and related information professionals</p>
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Rogowski, Jeannette. "Using Economic Information in a Quality Improvement Collaborative." Pediatrics 111, Supplement_E1 (April 1, 2003): e411-e418. http://dx.doi.org/10.1542/peds.111.se1.e411.
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This article provides an overview of neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs for hospitals that participated in the Neonatal Intensive Care Quality Improvement Collaborative Year 2000 (NIC/Q 2000) quality improvement collaborative and discusses how economic information can be used in quality improvement efforts. Detailed information on neonatal intensive care unit treatment costs is presented for 29 hospitals that participated in the NIC/Q 2000 collaborative. The sample consists of 6797 very low birth weight infants (1500 g or less at birth) with admission dates between January 1, 1997, and December 31, 1998. Information on median treatment cost per infant, ancillary costs, accommodation costs, length of stay, and cost per day is presented. In addition, ancillary costs are further disaggregated into those for respiratory therapy, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and all other ancillary services. The role of level of care and other factors that influence treatment costs are then explored.
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Soltanzadeh, Ladan, Arezou Taheri, and Mohammad Rabiee. "Role of Information Technology in Implementation of Telemedicine System." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN EDUCATION METHODOLOGY 6, no. 2 (August 30, 2015): 824–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijrem.v6i2.3878.
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Introduction: Telemedicine is the wide description of providing medical and healthcare services by means of telecommunications.Methodology: A search of electronic databases including Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for relevant papers was performed. All studies addressing the use of telemedicine in emergency medical or pre-hospital care setting were included. Out of a total of 1,230 abstracts that were reviewed, result of 39 articles and 3 books and author 's experiences were gathered.Findings:Technologies do not only assist medical practitioners and patients receiving treatment, they also benefit perfectly healthy people by providing a wide range of general health assessments.Conclusion: telemedicine is medical services through the use of telecommunications.
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Plovnick, Robert M. "Innovations in the Utilization of Health Information Technology in Psychiatric Services." Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale 18, no. 1 (March 2009): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1121189x0000138x.
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AbstractThere is ever-increasing activity in applying information technology to various areas of healthcare, including mental health. Examples of innovations include applications in screening, treatment, clinical decision support, communication and coordination, telemedicine, Internet-based education and services, public health research, training and education, and bioinformatics. Issues and challenges include protection of privacy, managing narrative free text, assessing the reliability of information found online, and mitigating impact on clinical workflow. While many of the innovations described will not be fully realized until national information systems reach a larger scale, many are having a positive impact on mental healthcare today.
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Wu, Fei, and Hong Wang. "A Cloud Platform for Clinical Information Exchange Based on Web Services." Applied Mechanics and Materials 556-562 (May 2014): 6007–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.556-562.6007.
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Nowadays in China, when the patients change medical institutions for treatment, the lack of clinical information sharing may result in loss of information, misdiagnoses, repetitive drug prescriptions, etc. This makes high cost and low efficiency, especially medical security problems. To solve this problem, this paper presents a novel cloud platform for clinical information exchange between medical institutions based on web services; Data exchanges are using web services based on encrypted and compressed XML for interoperability and privacy. our architecture satisfies many requirements of medical institutions in China. Finally, we have developed a prototype that clinical information is shared between dozens of military hospitals.
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Jindia, Leena, Sharone Keane, Susan Wnorowski, and Evelyn R. Hermes-DeSantis. "Enhancing Patient Care II: The Clinical Impact of Medical Information Services." Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science 56, no. 3 (March 15, 2022): 483–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s43441-022-00385-1.
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Abstract Background Understanding the ways that healthcare providers (HCPs) utilize medical information received from the pharmaceutical industry is important so that the information can be tailored and customized to meet the HCPs needs. Additionally, this understanding supports the value of the information provided. The purpose of this study was to collect opinions of HCPs who recently requested information from a manufacturer’s Medical Information (Med Info) Service. HCPs provided their opinions on the perceived quality, relevance, impact on patient care, and intended usage of information. Methods HCPs who recently requested medical information from one of eight participating companies received a Survey Monkey link in the information response. Data collected included demographics, perceived quality, relevance, impact on patient care, and intended usage of the information. Data were analyzed via descriptive statistics. Results Over a 14-month period, 246 HCPs responded to the survey. Eight companies participated in the survey. Customer responses to the survey ranged from 2 to 97 per company. A total of 99 pharmacists, 68 physicians, 22 registered nurses, 21 nurse practitioners, 8 physician assistants, and 28 others participated in the survey. Most HCPs (208/227, 92%) contacted the company Med Info Group 1–5 times in the last six months and 67% (159/238) had been in practice greater than 10 years. Most HCPs rated the following quality areas as a 4 or 5 on a 5-point Likert scale: timeliness (195/225, 87%), trustworthiness (189/221, 86%), conciseness (185/221, 84%), clarity (180/222, 81%), relevance (178/223, 80%), and completeness (173/222, 78%). The most common reason for contacting Med Info Services was to advance knowledge or education (110/228, 48%). Additional reasons were at the point of care (60/228, 26%), for a specific patient (not at point of care) (60/228, 26%), and to reflect on a treatment decision (59/228, 26%). The relevance of the information provided was utilized for the HCPs own education (99/226, 44%), shared with peers (91/226, 40%), or used for future treatment decisions (88/226, 39%). The information provided enhanced patient care by enabling the HCPs to educate patients more effectively (86/222, 39%), efficacy of treatment regimen was enhanced (70/222, 32%), or other positive impact (65/222, 29%). Conclusion The opinions of HCPs who are using Medical Information Services are overall positive. All the quality indicators were rated as a 4 or 5 by the majority of HCPs, with the lowest in completeness (173/222, 78%) and the highest in timeliness (195/225, 87%). Medical Information Services were utilized to advance knowledge/education of the HCP, followed closely by the care of a current or future patient. However, when queried on the relevant use of the information in their practice, the most common answers were for their own education or to share with peers. The impact on patient care was focused on enabling the HCP to educate patients more effectively. The value of medical information is difficult to quantify. Understanding the quality assessment, utilization, and the impact on patient care by HCPs can provide a broad descriptor of value. This study supports the value of the medical information responses provided by pharmaceutical companies to HCPs in their practice(s).
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Kaufman, N. "Health Information Technology in the Service of Depression Treatment." Diabetes Spectrum 23, no. 1 (January 1, 2010): 5–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/diaspect.23.1.5.
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Romsaiyud, Walisa, and Wichian Premchaiswadi. "Adaptive Multi-Services System for Maternal and Child Health Care on Mobile Application (AM-Care)." International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics 5, no. 3 (July 2010): 27–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jhisi.2010070103.
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Addressing efforts towards the improvement of maternal and child health management can often prove to be problematic in context to successfully obtaining healthcare and medical treatment information from health care professionals. In this regard, the authors propose an adaptive multi-service system that contains fully integrated health care services, medical treatment services, and maternal and child health management. The system utilized both web-based and mobile technology for implementing the application. A practical framework for generating individual maternal and child health care is also presented from data repositories and fully integrated functional health care services to support an improved quality of life for both mother and children. The application, namely AM-Care, consists of the three main components, i.e., Control Centre Component, Web-based Components, and Mobile Components. Also, AM-Care has the important add-on features such as emergency services and warning services.
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Kumar, Pradeep, and Dr Gaurav Bisaria. "Change in Consumer Decision based on Customer Satisfaction in Credence Services: Implication for Service Provider." Webology 18, Special Issue 03 (April 29, 2021): 246–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.14704/web/v18si03/web18038.
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Purpose: The aim of this research paper is to study the measure the consumer decision on consumer satisfaction in credence services, in terms of the extent of the service provided by service provider and the information sources used. Design/methodology/approach: A structured questionnaire is used to collect consumers information and a survey was undertaken with patient or relative of these patients (n =201) to examining their practices for a range of credence services. Findings: Results suggest that higher the consumer offerings increase the consumer satisfaction. However, the consumer persuasion knowledge & provider credibility together forming an offering of decision autonomy leads most important source of credibility. Research Limitation/implications: The result of this study is based on lucknow, Delhi & NCR area and other previous studies also have suggested other ways to major the satisfaction. It would be useful more strongly whether basic amenities & Initial treatment in hospitals have a significant role on satisfaction. Originality/Value: The study shows the ways that the information search around basic amenities & Initial treatment in hospitals of credence services have a wide range parameter to increase the service provider credibility. The study result is unique in this area of research and utilizes the importance of credence service for considering the service provider in next set of selections.
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Safdari, Reza, Jebraeil Farzi, Ali Akbar Nasiri, Marjan Ghazisaeedi, Mohammad Reza Taghavi, Mehdi Afshari, Mahlagha Sargolzaee, and Farhad Taji. "Implementation of Hepatitis Information Management System in Iran." Global Journal of Health Science 8, no. 6 (November 17, 2015): 250. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v8n6p250.
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<p><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> Nowadays, hepatitis is of the most important health priorities around the world, where information plays a very significant role in specialized diseases prevention planning, and policy- and decision-making processes. Thus, this study addressed challenges of hepatitis information management and investigated the outcomes of establishing a hepatitis information management system to overcome such challenges. To this end, this research intended to study the implementation of an Electronic hepatitis information management system.</p><p><strong>METHODOLOGY:</strong> This is an applied-developmental study with following specifications and procedures: preparation of study proposal and design, justification of the design's stakeholders, approval of the design by the Postgraduate Education Council of Faculty, determination of pilot hepatitis control center, software development, deciding on control, prevention, and treatment centers, and finally development of a network-based system for collecting and managing hepatitis information.</p><p><strong>FINDINGS:</strong> Results indicated that the inconsistency and lack of integrity of data, as well as the lack of communication between related units prevented timely information register of viral hepatic patients and services that are provided to them. This inhibited the possibility of considering a follow-up process. However, the implementation of this system and involvement of relevant units greatly solved these problems.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Results show that the implementation of an electronic system for the management of hepatitis control, prevention, and treatment is a regional and national requirement; since, this system with its empowered infrastructure is capable in providing desired services to all laboratories, counseling and health centers, specialized clinics, and physicians connected to the hepatitis network. This enables them to follow up and monitor patients' conditions. That mentioned system paves the way for the analysis of gathered information, managers' and specialists' access in different regions to the data for making appropriate and accurate decisions.</p>
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Verulava, Tengiz, Revaz Jorbenadze, and Vakhtang Surguladze. "Patients’ informed consent to medical services in Georgia." Medico-Legal Journal 87, no. 4 (October 3, 2019): 188–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817219853127.
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Informed consent requires that a patient understands the purpose, benefits and potential risks of a medical or surgical intervention and then agrees to it. It is important not only ethically and legally but for the effectiveness of care. Studies show that, in some cases, patients have no real information on the medical service to be provided so their informed consent is just a formality. This study aims to determine problems arising from a patient’s informed consent. As part of a cross-sectional study, surgical patients were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. 34% of patients (n = 68) did not know what the surgical intervention was; 57% (n = 114) received sufficient information on their diagnosis and methods of treatment; however, 26% (n = 52) agreed with it only partially; 62% (n = 124) of patients knew they needed surgery; 66% (n = 132) were adequately informed on risks and benefits of alternative ways of treatment; 58% (n = 116) were informed of potential risks during surgery. The study demonstrated patients need to be better informed about different treatment options, consequences of treatment refusal. Doctors have to provide information to patients in a manner understandable to them. Medical personnel need to be educated as to what constitutes informed consent and the importance of adhering to such requirements.
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Andrade, Mário César Rezende, Mike Slade, Marina Bandeira, Sara Evans-Lacko, Denise Martin, and Sérgio Baxter Andreoli. "Need for information in a representative sample of outpatients with schizophrenia disorders." International Journal of Social Psychiatry 64, no. 5 (May 22, 2018): 476–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020764018776350.
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Background: Providing adequate information and involving patients in treatment have become an essential component of mental health care. Despite this, research regarding the extent to which this need has been met in clinical services is still scarce. Aims: To investigate the need for information about psychiatric condition and treatment among outpatients with schizophrenia disorders and how this need is associated with service use, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Methods: Need for information about condition and treatment, using the corresponding domain in the Camberwell Assessment of Need (CAN), in a representative sample of 401 schizophrenia outpatients in Santos, Brazil was assessed. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to investigate the association of information as a reported need and as an unmet need with service use variables, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Results: Need for information was reported by 214 (53.4%) patients, being met in 101 (25.2%) and unmet in 113 (28.2%). Hierarchical regression indicated a significant association of a reported need with higher age of onset, family monitoring medication use last year and lower education level, which was only associated with an unmet need. Conclusion: Information was a commonly reported need and which was often unmet, showing no significant association with service use. Greater attention should be given by mental health services to information provision.
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Daniels, Ken R. "Information Sharing in Donor Insemination: A Conflict of Rights and Needs." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 4, no. 2 (1995): 217–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963180100005910.
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It is now 110 years since the first reported medical use of donor insemination (DI). Despite its somewhat doubtful beginnings and its chequered history, especially up until the 1970s, DI has become a well accepted and utilised part of most infertility treatment services. An American survey in 1988 reported that approximately 80,000 women a year undergo the procedure, and that over 30,000 children are born each year. The only figures from the United Kingdom cover a 5-month period between August 1 and December 31, 1991, and show that 4,260 patients were treated with DI during this period. The treatment was carried out in 85 different centres.
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Onyeneke, Chinenye Judith, Gibson Nwabueze Umeh, and Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke. "Impact of Climate Information Services on Crop Yield in Ebonyi State, Nigeria." Climate 11, no. 1 (December 26, 2022): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cli11010007.
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This paper assessed crop farmers’ access and utilization of climate information services (CIS) and impact of CIS use on crop yields in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 405 farmers from the State, and data were collected through a survey of the farmers using a questionnaire. We employed descriptive statistics, endogenous treatment effect, and Heckman probit selection model to analyze the data collected. The result indicates that a majority (89%) of the farmers accessed climate information and that the common sources of climate information include agricultural extension officers, fellow farmers, and radio. This study shows that 88% of the farmers used climate information services in making farming decisions. Farmers’ age, household size, marital status, farming experience, income extension contact, ownership of television, ownership of radio, ownership of mobile phone, proximity to the market, workshop/training participation, climate events experienced, and knowledge of appropriate application of fertilizer significantly influenced both access and utilization of CIS. The use of CIS in planning for farming activities significantly increased rice, maize, and cassava yields. The study demonstrates the important contribution of climate information services in crop production. We therefore recommend that access and use of climate information services in agricultural communities should be increased.
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Yazdanian, Azadeh. "Oncology Information System: A Qualitative Study to Identify Cancer Patient Care Workflows." Journal of Medicine and Life 13, no. 4 (October 2020): 469–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.25122/jml-2019-0169.
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Oncology information systems provide solutions for managing the information of cancer patients and enable monitoring of different aspects of cancer patient care. Since the use of oncology information systems enhances the quality of care, improves documentation, optimizes resource allocation, and increases the cost-effectiveness of care services, attention to these systems’ performance and their adaptation to workflows seems necessary. The purpose of this study was to identify cancer patient care workflows to design an oncology information system for Iran. This study employed a qualitative design and was conducted in 2019. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 experts to determine their views on identifying workflows for cancer patients’ care. The participants were clinical and non-clinical staff at six university hospitals equipped with oncology wards. The method of data analysis was framework analysis. The cancer patient care workflows consisted of two categories, including cancer diagnosis workflows and cancer treatment workflows. Cancer diagnosis workflows fall into three subcategories, i.e., the patient’s referral to the clinic, an examination of the patient’s condition, and pathology workflows. On the other hand, cancer treatment workflows are divided into various treatments offered to cancer patients and workflows in the chemotherapy and radiotherapy wards. Given the variety of services and the complexity of caring for cancer patients as well as the involvement of various specialists in the process of care, identifying and optimizing workflows in the oncology information system reduces errors, enhances data accuracy, eliminates unnecessary steps, and ultimately improve the service delivery to cancer patients.
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Arnold, Robert M., Julia C. Nissen, and Norman A. Campbell. "Ethical Issues in a Drug Information Center." Drug Intelligence & Clinical Pharmacy 21, no. 12 (December 1987): 1008–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/106002808702101218.
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The frequency and nature of ethical issues faced by pharmacists have not been well documented. To address these issues a retrospective study of the potential ethical problems encountered by pharmacists in a drug information center was conducted. Of the 744 calls received over a 13-month period, 50 raised ethical issues. Consumer calls were more likely to raise ethical issues than were health-provider calls. The calls mainly fell into five categories: drug identification, assessment of a physician's recommendations for consumers, conflict between callers' needs and legal or public-health considerations, therapeutic issues in the pharmacist-patient relationship, and paternalistic treatment of “difficult” callers. These questions raised ethical issues related to confidentiality, truth telling, and pharmacists' societal obligations. Pharmacists may confront an increased number of ethical issues as more drug information centers provide consumer services. Although there is no empirical evidence regarding pharmacists' ability to deal with ethical issues, there are reasons to believe that training in medical ethics will better equip pharmacists to recognize, analyze, and resolve ethical dilemmas.
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Shafran, R., A. Gyani, J. Rostron, S. Allen, P. Myles-Hooton, H. Allcott-Watson, and S. Rose. "Translating the Intention to Seek Treatment into Action: Does Symptom Monitoring Make a Difference? Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 47, no. 1 (August 23, 2018): 114–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1352465818000498.
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Background: Most people with common mental health problems do not seek evidence-based psychological interventions. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate whether monitoring symptoms of depression and anxiety using an app increased treatment-seeking. Method: Three hundred and six people with significant levels of anxiety and depression, none of whom were currently receiving treatment, were randomly allocated to receive either (a) information about local psychological services only, (b) information plus regular symptom monitoring (every 6 days), or (c) information plus open symptom monitoring (monitoring when they felt like it). An app was used to provide information and monitor mood. Results: The proportion of participants who reported receiving treatment after starting the study was 7.2% (10/138) in the information only group, 8.1% (9/111) in the information plus regular monitoring group and 15.8% (9/57) in the information plus open monitoring group. There was a trend for participants who were able to monitor whenever they wished to be more likely to report receiving treatment than people who were only given information about their local treatment services. The impact of the intervention was greatest among participants who intended to seek treatment before taking part. Limitations were that only a small minority of those who downloaded the app completed the study and that the study relied on self-reported measures of treatment-seeking. Conclusions: Symptom monitoring can increase actual treatment-seeking in those with an intention to seek treatment.
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Kaufman, N. "Information Technology in the Service of Diabetes Prevention and Treatment." International Journal of Clinical Practice 65 (February 2011): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-1241.2010.02578.x.
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Zimny, Nancy J. "Making Information Accessible and Useful to Practicing Clinicians: Problem-Knowledge Coupling." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 8, no. 1 (1992): 109–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300007972.
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AbstractAssessments of health care technology will lead to improvements in patient services only if this information is actually used by clinicians. Traditional methods of planning treatment that rely solely on memory limit the clinician's access to and use of the full available body of knowledge in the field. An alternative approach using a computer-assisted methodology is presented as a way to overcome traditional limitations and promote the development and diffusion of knowledge.
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Cardoso, L. "Systematization of collection of relevant information about community maintenance treatment of people egress of psychiatric hospitalization." European Psychiatry 26, S2 (March 2011): 519. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72226-x.
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In therapeutic advances context of mental care patients, community services are essential to maintenance treatment of people with severe mental disorders especially in people egress of psychiatric hospitalization cases. This research aim was to evaluate use of instruments to collect relevant information about maintenance treatment in a community mental health service.A two years quantitative and cross-sectional study developed in a community mental health service in Ribeirao Preto city- Sao Paulo - Brazil. The sample was egress patients and their family caregivers. It was utilizing a monthly nursing interview with following during six months with each patient and caregiver, to apply: sociodemographic and clinical questions; Structured Clinical Interview for Brief Psychiatric rating Scale (SIG-BPRS); Brief Psychiatric rating Scale (SIG-BPRS); Morisky-Green Adhesion Test; Family Burden Rating Scale (brazilian version - FIBS-BR).In this satudy participated 40 patients and 15 family caregivers. Between patients majority was women and diagnosis most prevalent was Schizophrenia and mood disorders. The psychiatric symptoms manifestation presents low degrees and medication adhesion treatment was low in 78% of patients. Family care givers was women in 96% of sample and 80% presents medium to high degrees of burden.The instruments utilized was important to evidence how patients and their caregivers was in maintenance of community treatment and collaborate to mental health professionals assistance systematization. The use of validated instruments can offer important information to mental health care in community services and maintenance treatments.
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Udaipurwala, Iqbal Hussain. "Telemedicine in Pakistan – Future of Healthcare Services." Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College 13, no. 01 (December 30, 2022): 1–2. http://dx.doi.org/10.51985/jbumdc2022124.
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“Telemedicine is the practice of medicine over a distance, in which interventions, diagnoses, therapeutic decisions, and subsequent treatment recommendations are based on patient data, documents and other information transmitted through telecommunication systems”
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Chu, Hyeon Sik, and Hye Young Jang. "Exploring Unmet Information Needs of People with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Families: Focusing on Information Sharing in an Online Patient Community." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 5 (February 22, 2022): 2521. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052521.
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This study aimed to examine the unmet information needs of people with Parkinson’s disease and their family members by analyzing Parkinson’s disease-related posts in online communities. Data were collected from one of the largest online people with Parkinson’s disease communities used in South Korea. The word cloud, the main questions from the free-posting messages, as well as the frequently asked symptoms and side effects of the medication, were analyzed using content analysis. The commonly mentioned main questions from the free-posting messages have pertained to treatment-related information, such as effects and side effects of medication, deep brain stimulation, and complementary and alternative medicine. People with Parkinson’s disease and their families depend not only on health care providers but also on using online communities to find the information that they need. However, there is a need for treatment-specific information, such as anti-Parkinson drugs, deep brain stimulation, and complementary alternative therapies. As for the method of providing information for people with Parkinson’s disease and their families, it will be effective to provide tailored education services using online communities and social media by using their information needs and preferred resources.
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Datar, Tampasera, and Ahmad Ahmad. "The effect of career information service on improving students’ career understanding." Jurnal Psikologi Pendidikan dan Konseling: Jurnal Kajian Psikologi Pendidikan dan Bimbingan Konseling 5, no. 2 (December 29, 2019): 97. http://dx.doi.org/10.26858/jppk.v5i2.7107.
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The study aims at discovering description to career understanding of before and after treatment and at discovering career information service has an influence on the career understanding of students. This type of research is a quantitative of research type with an experimental research design of true experimental type. The sampling technique uses random sampling technique with the lottery method. Data collection techniques used two tools, namely the scale of social empathy and observation. Data analysis techniques used descriptive data analysis and inferential data analysis. The results showed that: (1) The level of career understanding of students at before being treated in this case career information services were in the low category, but after being treated the level of career understanding of students had increased or were in the very high category. (2) Career information services have an influence in improving student’s career understanding. This means that if the career information service is implemented it will help improve student’s career understanding.
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Barrett, T. M., J. G. Jones, and R. H. Wakimoto. "Forest Service Spatial Information Use for Planning Prescribed Fires." Western Journal of Applied Forestry 15, no. 4 (October 1, 2000): 200–207. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/wjaf/15.4.200.
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Abstract Forest management decision support systems (FMDSS) and geographic information systems have improved the incorporation of spatial information into forest planning. However, most FMDSS have been designed to implement silvicultural treatments rather than prescribed fire and fuel treatments. Results from a survey of 277 Forest Service employees in the western US show FMDSS need modifications to be better adapted to the needs of prescribed fire planners. Survey responses indicate that, on average, prescribed fire planners would like to increase the area treated annually by 12 times current levels. Available time windows for burning provide the most severe constraint for managers, while funding and personnel constraints were rated as comparably less important. Given these results, FMDSS may be most appropriately designed to help managers develop a long-term strategy for prioritizing prescribed fire treatments. Necessary FMDSS modifications may include different methods of delineating treatment boundaries, improved integration with wildlife habitat models, emphasis on short-term costs, and flexible intervals between repeated treatments. West. J. Appl. For. 15(4):200–207.
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Chowdhury, Rakhi, Leena Kumari, and Subhamay Panda. "THE ROLE OF HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHCARE SERVICES." Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research 10, no. 6 (June 1, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i6.15918.
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Health information system deals with any system that helps in capturing, storing, transmitting, and managing health-related information of an individual or to demonstrate the activities or organizations working within health-care sector. In the developing countries, maternal and child health is gaining concern due to increasing cases of morbidity and mortality. The disparities among the maternal, infant, and child health are a growing concern in India and are governed by various determinants such as socioeconomic status, literacy, quality of health care, discrimination, and biological and genetic factors. Accurate and reliable health information and data are the basis for decision-making across the health-care sector and are crucial for the development and implementation of health system policy by the policy-makers. Strict monitoring and evaluation of the present program design and its implementation is required at the microlevel to effectively utilize the resources for the improvement of maternal and child health. Our present article focuses on evaluating the coverage gap at the different levels for the provision of health-care facilities to maternal, neonatal, and child health, immunization, and treatment of poor children. Big data plays a major role in providing sound and reliable health-related information and also help in managing and recording structured and unstructured data. More concrete plans are required further to reduce the inequalities in health-care interventions for providing better maternal and child health-care services in our nation.
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Hakam, Fata Rafi'u, and Kusnarto Kurniawan. "PENERAPAN LAYANAN INFORMASI TEKNIK MIND MAPPING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN BAHAYA PERILAKU MEROKOK." JURNAL EDUKASI: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling 5, no. 2 (December 31, 2019): 183. http://dx.doi.org/10.22373/je.v5i2.5558.
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This study aims (1) to find out the description of the dangers of smoking behavior of students before and after the application of mind mapping technique information services, (2) to determine the effect of mind mapping technique information services on increasing the understanding of the dangers of smoking behavior of students. The research method uses experiments with pre-experimental design and type of the one group pre-test and post-test. Data collection techniques used psychological scale with a scale of 38 items of the understanding of the dangers of smoking behavior. The population of students of class XI Multimedia 1 SMK 4 Semarang with a sample of 36 people who were determined purposively. Data analysis techniques used (1) descriptive statistical analysis to describe the understanding of the dangers of smoking behavior of students before and after treatment, (2) hypothesis testing with t-test analysis to determine the effect of applying mind mapping techniques before and after treatment. The results showed that information services with mind mapping techniques influence the increase in understanding of the dangers of smoking behavior of students. Understanding the dangers of student smoking behavior increases after being given information service treatment with mind mapping techniques. So mind mapping technique information services can be used as an alternative to increase understanding of the dangers of smoking behavior in students.
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Stašys, Rimantas. "E-HEALTH SERVICES AND THEIR REQUIREMENTS EVALUATION." Business, Management and Education 8, no. 1 (December 20, 2010): 246–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/bme.2010.17.
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E-health could be defined as the use of modern information technologies within the health care facilities in order to better satisfy expectations and needs of the patients, medical staff and administration. As the research shows economic profits exceed investments in the e-health three times. Studies in Lithuania in December of 2008 show that only 38 % of the country hospitals have online WebPages. Only large hospitals located in the major Lithuanian cities have internet sites. Situation within the outpatient facilities is even worse. Only 12 % of these health care facilities had online services offered to the public according to the survey completed at the end of 2008. There is insufficient focus for doctors’ advices and not enough links to other websites. Additionally, many sites do not contain information about career opportunities within a facility. Finally, online sites lack such information as the institution’s service charges or their implementation for various projects. Only a few hospitals have an online registra-tion feature and very few provide work hours. Outpatient service facilities do not reflect the institution’s activities adequately. None of the outpatient service facilities provide business reports; there is no information about their participation in the international projects. Only four WebPages contain sections providing the career opportunities for the office and a list of new doctor positions available. By the comparison of the Webpages of polyclinics and health care facilities one can indicate that polyclinic facilities have better online pages. Most of the health care consumers would use the Internet to find out such information as the doctor’s qualifications and work experience, information about main diseases and their symptoms, the medications and their side effects, tips on healthy lifestyle, as well as utilize registration to a specialist feature. Most of the respondents surveyed also indicated that there should be more information about health care services and their prices, institution’s medical equipment and devices as well as their methods of treatment. The best practice for the e-Health website is classifying it into four groups: information on the health care institution, information relating to the services provided, information on the medical staff working in the office, other information. 48 % of the respondents were not familiar with the online registration possibility, and 74 % of survey participants would like to use the feature. Only 13 % of the respondents knew that they could fill prescription online and only 10 % were aware of the electronic medical record. All of this leads to the conclusion that Lithuanian consumers lack information about the e-health.
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Piché, Lyne, Jeffrey Mathesius, Patrick Lussier, and Anton Schweighofer. "Preventative Services for Sexual Offenders." Sexual Abuse 30, no. 1 (February 15, 2016): 63–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063216630749.
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The role of primary prevention of sexual offences is an understudied area. The current study examined a sample ( N = 100) of men charged or convicted of a sexual offence to determine their interest in interventions that could be offered prior to offending, reasons for not seeking out interventions in the past, and demographic information including onset of deviant sexual fantasy and interests. The majority indicated that preventative interventions, including individual and group treatment, would have been beneficial, but inaccessibility of interventions and fear of arrest prevented them from seeking services. The findings suggest that men who progress to committing a sexual offence are interested in preventative interventions but require information regarding availability of accessible support and the development of primary prevention structures to fulfill society’s desire to prevent sexual offending.
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Dong, Tao. "Design Consideration of a Health-Information-Technology-Supported Intelligent Urinalysis System." Advanced Materials Research 989-994 (July 2014): 1077–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.989-994.1077.
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Urinalysis is not only widely employed in medical diagnosis but also suitable for household daily monitoring of personal health conditions. However, current urinalysis methods and instruments require more professional knowledge, while the sampling and treatment of urine samples are manual and inconvenient. In this work, a new-concept automatic urinalysis system is proposed to provide personal urinalysis services for home users. The system forms an eco-friendly intelligent toilet, which is of great significances in the future healthcare network. The basic strategy is to design a fixed supporting platform and various disposable urinalysis lab-on-chips with great expansibility and high flexibility. The intelligent device has multiple functions of automatic urine sampling, rapid on-chip detecting, auto-decontaminating and personalized health information technology (HIT) supporting, thus to provide a low-cost solution of automatic urinalysis services for both inpatients in hospitals and home-users. The structure of the urinalysis system logically resembles the frame with fixed smart cellphones and various mobile application programs. Besides, a biological lighting module is also designed to harvest the energy in wasted urine by continuous culturing vibrio fischeri, a luminescent bacterium. The integrated urinalysis system could create the possibility of remote medical services for home users, and meanwhile generates a new branch in the field of microsystem, which is entitled as ‘HIT-oriented lab-on-chips’.
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Di Pietro, Nina C., Louise Whiteley, and Judy Illes. "Treatments and Services for Neurodevelopmental Disorders on Advocacy Websites: Information or Evaluation?" Neuroethics 5, no. 2 (February 25, 2011): 197–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12152-011-9102-z.
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Tao, Zhuo-Ying, Guang Chu, Colman McGrath, Fang Hua, Yiu Yan Leung, Wei-Fa Yang, and Yu-Xiong Su. "Nature and Diffusion of COVID-19–related Oral Health Information on Chinese Social Media: Analysis of Tweets on Weibo." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 6 (June 15, 2020): e19981. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/19981.
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Background Social media has become increasingly important as a source of information for the public and is widely used for health-related information. The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has exerted a negative impact on dental practices. Objective The aim of this study is to analyze the nature and diffusion of COVID-19–related oral health information on the Chinese social media site Weibo. Methods A total of 15,900 tweets related to oral health and dentistry information from Weibo during the COVID-19 outbreak in China (December 31, 2019, to March 16, 2020) were included in our study. Two researchers coded 1000 of the total tweets in advance, and two main thematic categories with eight subtypes were refined. The included tweets were analyzed over time and geographic region, and coded into eight thematic categories. Additionally, the time distributions of tweets containing information about dental services, needs of dental treatment, and home oral care during the COVID-19 epidemic were further analyzed. Results People reacted rapidly to the emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 threat to dental services, and a large amount of COVID-19–related oral health information was tweeted on Weibo. The time and geographic distribution of tweets shared similarities with epidemiological data of the COVID-19 outbreak in China. Tweets containing home oral care and dental services content were the most frequently exchanged information (n=4803/15,900, 30.20% and n=4478, 28.16%, respectively). Significant differences of public attention were found between various types of bloggers in dental services–related tweets (P<.001), and the tweets from the government and media engaged the most public attention. The distributions of tweets containing information about dental services, needs of dental treatment, and home oral care information dynamically changed with time. Conclusions Our study overviewed and analyzed social media data on the dental services and oral health information during the COVID-19 epidemic, thus, providing insights for government organizations, media, and dental professionals to better facilitate oral health communication and efficiently shape public concern through social media when routine dental services are unavailable during an unprecedented event. The study of the nature and distribution of social media can serve as a useful adjunct tool to help make public health policies.
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Endah Kusumaningrum, Anggraeni. "The Effectiveness of Hospital Accreditation Implementation as a Protection Effort on Patient Information Rights." SHS Web of Conferences 54 (2018): 03014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185403014.
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This paper aims to analyze the effectiveness of the implementation of hospital accreditation in an attempt to provide legal protection of the right information of patients in hospital. The right to information stated on Article 7 and Article 8 of Law No. 36 of 2009 on Health as well as the shortcomings and advantages of health services. Along with the increasing awareness of the community to get good health service, raises the attitude of the critical patient. Patients no longer hesitate to ask the alternative treatment they will receive, whether in accordance with the cost incurred. The hospital is a complex organization because it is capital-intensive, energy, technology and various issues, covering the fields of law, economics, ethics, human rights, technology, and others with different principles and perspectives. The complexity of services in hospitals requires quality assurance and hospital service safety in the form of accreditation. Hospital accreditation is an acknowledgment given by an independent accrediting institution related to the assessment of the fulfillment of quality standards of hospital services on an ongoing basis. Therefore an accredited hospital is expected to effectively improve the quality of its services to their patients. The increased quality of hospital services will certainly improve patient safety and provide protection for patients.
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EBSCO Information Services. "Seven Benefits of Employing Dynamic Health in Clinical Settings." Journal of Health Information and Libraries Australasia 3, no. 3 (January 5, 2023): 55–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.55999/johila.v3i3.134.
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Dynamic Health™, from EBSCO Information Services, is an evidence-based clinical decision support resource designed for quick retrieval of diagnosis and treatment information at the point of patient care.
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Basuki, Agus, and Ridwan Kurniawan. "The Effectiveness of Career Information Services with CEV Media on Elementary School Students." Jurnal Prima Edukasia 10, no. 2 (July 23, 2022): 180–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.21831/jpe.v10i2.49963.
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This study aims to determine the understanding of career information services with CEV (Career Education Video) in elementary school students. This research method is an experimental design with a quasi-experimental type of Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The subject of this research is class VI. The instrument used is the student career information scale. The research stages are pretest, treatment, andposttest. The experimental class gets service with CEV Media, while in the control class it is conventional/lecture. The analysis of research data with parametric statistics using the independent sample t-test. The results of the study indicate that there is a difference in the average value of career maturity in the two groups. The difference that occurs is 5.10 with details of 104.23 in the control class and 109.13 in the experimental class. The results of the hypothesis test show that the results are significant. This studyconcludes that service delivery with CEV Media is effective in providing career information for elementary school students.
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Yamaki, Chikako, Tomoko Takayama, Masayo Hayakawa, and Fumihiko Wakao. "Users’ evaluation of Japan’s cancer information services: process, outcomes, satisfaction and independence." BMJ Open Quality 10, no. 4 (December 2021): e001635. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001635.
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BackgroundCancer information service (CIS) programmes are becoming increasingly important because patients need to obtain appropriate information and take an active role in their treatment decisions. Programme evaluation is required to determine the level of satisfaction and quality of experiences of users. The purpose of this study is (1) to identify users’ evaluation of CIS programmes by both satisfaction and outcomes that reflect the quality of experience and impact of using the CIS, (2) to examine the related factors of these evaluation outcomes and (3) to analyse the differences of those relations between patients and families.MethodThe self-reported questionnaire was answered by 447 patients and 216 families of patients who used Cancer Information Support Centres (CISCs) at 16 designated cancer hospitals from January 2016 to April 2016. We developed 12 evaluation items, including satisfaction, experience and the impact of using CISC.ResultsRespondents evaluated the CISC highly, especially in terms of overall satisfaction, followed by the counselling process. Immediate access to CISC was the strongest factor affecting outcomes. Patients who wanted to consult about ‘disease or symptoms’ or ‘had no specific problem’ tended to provide high scores for some outcomes, but those who wanted to consult about a ‘financial problem’ or ‘discharge or care at home’ provided negative scores. These trends were also observed in families but to a more limited extent.ConclusionUsers’ evaluation of CISCs was sufficiently high in terms of overall satisfaction, showing reasonable scores in outcome levels. Immediate access was the strongest factor affecting outcomes and topics of consultation more directly affected evaluation by patients than by families. The distribution of the scores of the measures and related factors was reasonable. The 12-item measurement tool employed in this study seems to be useful for quality monitoring of the CIS.
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Borg, Erik A., and Kjell Ljungbo. "International market-oriented strategies for medical tourism destinations." International Journal of Market Research 60, no. 6 (April 19, 2018): 621–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1470785318770134.
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Patients seeking medical care are traveling greater distances for treatment. The globalization of health care has given rise to a thriving global medical services industry. The ability to gain access to more advanced treatments and differences in cost and inflexible national health care systems encourage patients to seek treatment abroad. In the new information age, patients seek information about available treatment opportunities with less regard to national boundaries. International hospitals are seeking new marketing strategies for their services. Today, much of the marketing takes place on the Internet, which is accelerating the internationalization of the medical services industry. This article presents a comparative and interpretative study. We have interpreted the market orientation and degree of specialization of hospitals in Singapore and in Sweden, which in turn are compared to leading hospitals in the United States. In this research, we present evidence of different approaches to medical tourism based on different organizational frameworks for the marketing of medical services to international patients. The study indicates that market orientation results in greater emphasis on superior service quality of health care. This in turn leads to the delivery of improved services to patients.
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Vincent, Charles. "Building improvement capacity in mental health services." BJPsych International 17, no. 4 (October 28, 2020): 75–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.27.
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Improving the delivery of existing treatment may often bring much greater benefits than developing new treatments and technologies. To achieve this, clinical teams and organisations need to build capacity for sustained and systematic improvement. Organisations can build improvement capacity and skills by developing permanent multidisciplinary centres to provide sustained inspiration, research, training and practical support for implementation and innovation. In the longer term, organisations need to build an infrastructure for quality improvement that includes an information system to track change and dedicated improvement leads across the organisation.
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Chesney, Thomas, Swee-Hoon Chuah, Angela R. Dobele, and Robert Hoffmann. "Information richness and trust in v-commerce: implications for services marketing." Journal of Services Marketing 31, no. 3 (May 8, 2017): 295–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jsm-02-2015-0099.
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Purpose The potential for e-commerce is limited by a trust deficit when traders do not interact in a physical, bricks-and-mortar context. The theory of information richness posits that equivocal interactions, such as ones requiring trust, can be facilitated through communication media that transmit multiple cues interactively. This study aims to examine the potential of information-rich virtual worlds to reduce this trust deficit compared with more traditional Web-based e-tailing environments. Design/methodology/approach Rather than focusing on stated intentions, the authors adopt an experimental approach to measure behaviour. Participants receive performance-related financial incentives to perform trust games in different information-rich treatments that represent three retail environments: a physical environment representing bricks-and-mortar trade, an electronic environment representing Web-based online retailing and a virtual environment representing virtual world retail. Findings The authors find that the two dimensions of trust significantly differ between the treatments. In particular, as hypothesised, both trustingness and trustworthiness are higher in the virtual than in the electronic environment. However, contrary to the hypotheses, physical trade is not associated with greater trust than virtual trade. Research limitations/implications The authors extend previous research by demonstrating how the information richness of the virtual world interface can promote e-commerce by deepening trust between trading partners. This research also complements existing work that approaches product and service interfaces through the lens of servicescapes. Practical implications The findings also contribute towards the development of services marketing practice and the design of e-commerce environments. Originality/value Much of the work in this space considers purchase intentions and attitudes around trust, whereas this study looks at actual trust behaviour in the virtual space.
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Elzinga, Rob, and Fiona Meredith. "About FACE: the applications of a structured approach to mentalhealth information." Australian Health Review 24, no. 1 (2001): 68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah010068.
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This article describes the Functional Analysis of Care Environments (FACE), and demonstrates some of its'applications in mental health services. FACE is a recording and measurement technology designed to integrateclinical and management information. Its major features are a multi-axial framework and measurement tools forassessment and outcome recording. Structured information about mental and physical well being, social circumstancesand environmental functioning was recorded for 520 clients receiving either 'assertive' or 'community' forms of mentalhealth care. The information generated formed the basis for comparison between clients, identified significantdifferences between the two client groups, and highlighted treatment effectiveness.
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Masaud-Wahaishi, Abdulmutalib, and Hamada Ghenniwa. "Agent-Oriented Privacy-Based Information Brokering Architecture for Healthcare Environments." International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications 2009 (2009): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/101382.
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Healthcare industry is facing a major reform at all levels—locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. Healthcare services and systems become very complex and comprise of a vast number of components (software systems, doctors, patients, etc.) that are characterized by shared, distributed and heterogeneous information sources with varieties of clinical and other settings. The challenge now faced with decision making, and management of care is to operate effectively in order to meet the information needs of healthcare personnel. Currently, researchers, developers, and systems engineers are working toward achieving better efficiency and quality of service in various sectors of healthcare, such as hospital management, patient care, and treatment. This paper presents a novel information brokering architecture that supports privacy-based information gathering in healthcare. Architecturally, the brokering is viewed as a layer of services where a brokering service is modeled as an agent with a specific architecture and interaction protocol that are appropriate to serve various requests. Within the context of brokering, we model privacy in terms of the entities ability to hide or reveal information related to its identities, requests, and/or capabilities. A prototype of the proposed architecture has been implemented to support information-gathering capabilities in healthcare environments using FIPA-complaint platform JADE.
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Alanazi, Abdullah, Ghada Alghamdi, and Bakheet Aldosari. "Informational Needs for Dental-Oriented Electronic Health Records from Dentists’ Perspectives." Healthcare 11, no. 2 (January 14, 2023): 266. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11020266.
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Introduction: Information technology is vital to support dental care services and is yet to be thoroughly investigated. This study aims to assess the dentists’ needs and requirements for health records from dental care providers’ perspectives. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with dentists during clinic practices. This qualitative research method involves exploring the information and functions dentists use to obtain information from EHR. The target population is the dental staff interacting with the patients and accessing the electronic health records in the government and private sectors. Results: Thirty-five dentists were interviewed directly after the treatment session and asked four pre-defined questions, the dentists’ needs were collected, and the met and unmet needs were presented. The interview results revealed 42 needs (15 were met and 27 were unmet), with an average of 1.17 needs per session. The information needs were categorized into foreground and background information needs and reported in nine main themes. Discussion: The interviews were analyzed, and as a result, nine themes were generated: chief complaints and symptoms, medical and health history, medications, visual representations of the problem, treatment procedures, X-ray services, needs related to advanced features, needs related to insurance coverage, and finally, information needs related to the treatment environment. The required information and functions mentioned by dentists in the study emphasize the need for integrated modules for oral and medical care services. Generally, it is evident that dentists have substantial unmet needs, and the desired EHR should have functions that cover all dentists’ needs. Conclusion: The study’s findings demonstrate gaps between current and desired EHR to serve dentists’ needs. Dentists need better access to patient history and medical information, progress notes, and X-rays to provide visualization tools for problems and patient charts. Moreover, essential needs were related to messaging capability, educational tools, availability of tutorial videos, and accessing external resources. Information needs were described and should be considered when designing EHR to meet all dentists’ needs.