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Concern among the public and policymakers about current and future major staff shortages is increasing. Strengthening Human Resource (HR) practices and adopting HR technologies such as Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), that can... more
This study investigates determinants of online health-related activities of Turkish individuals. By exploiting a data set from a household survey of Turkey, probit models are estimated for quantification of factors influencing... more
In an e-health cardiology environment, the current knowledge engineering systems can support two knowledge processes; the knowledge tracing, and the knowledge cataloguing. We have developed an n-tier system capable of supporting these... more
The development of e-health may provide powerful tools to improve health, but users’ health literacy plays a role in their ability to make the most of e-health applications. This study reviewed research focused on e-health and health... more
Nursing informatics serves global health care with information processing and communication functions like staff development and quality patient care services. The incorporation of computers into nursing in many developing countries... more
Medical errors, such as patient misidentification, are the cause for around 2.6 million deaths per annum and $42 billion in cost to health organizations in low to middle-income countries. While wristbands are the most common method for... more
Nursing informatics serves global health care with information processing and communication functions like staff development and quality patient care services. The incorporation of computers into nursing in many developing countries... more
El presente artículo integra reflexiones en torno a los Sistemas de Información Sanitaria en el derecho admi nistrativo Español, su desarrollo y el potencial que permiten integrar en la mejora de la gestión de los recursos económicos en... more
Este trabajo fin de máster es el resultado de una primera aproximación práctica al estándar ISO-CEN 13606 y al uso de terminologías clínicas como SNOMED CT; ambos relacionados con la interoperabilidad semántica, para la implementación... more
The European Network for the Joint Evaluation of Connected Health Technologies (ENJECT) is a COST action that brings together an international consortium, including business and revenue modellers, clinicians, technologists, engineers,... more
Resumo O objetivo primário deste artigo é analisar a política de implementação da telemedicina, à luz das possíveis repercussões que a sua difusão pode induzir, quer na prática médica quotidiana, quer, mais em geral, na organização do... more
Telehealth refers to the delivery of health care services at a distance by the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Due to numerous advantages such as the enhancement of the treatment or reaching remotely located... more
Objectives: Cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are important interventions in the management of this condition. Empirical evidence reports that although the results are promising, further research is... more
Cloud computing in eHealthis an emerging area for only few years. There needs to identify the state of the art and pinpoint challenges and possible directions for researchers and applications developers. Based on this need, we have... more
Recent years have seen an influx of medical technologies capable of remotely monitoring the health and behaviours of individuals to detect, manage and prevent health problems. Known collectively as personal health monitoring (PHM), these... more
The adoption of technology in healthcare over the last twenty years has steadily increased, particularly as it relates to medical robotics and Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) such as Second Life. Both disciplines have been shown... more
Applying four analytic lenses (consumption, communication, community, and responsibility) and three forms of agency (objectivation, activation, and engagement) this paper develops a conceptual platform for the analysis of the impact of... more
É objetivo deste trabalho aprofundar o conhecimento sobre a evolução e a prática da telemedicina em Portugal e o grau de aceitação e participação dos intervenientes, com especial enfoque na classe médica e nos utentes. Como sublinha Rita... more
Purpose – Connected Health is an emerging and rapidly developing field never before witnessed across the healthcare sector. It has the potential to transform healthcare service systems by increasing its safety, quality and overall... more
During the past few years a lot of PKI (Public Key Infrastructures) infrastructures have been proposed for healthcare networks in order to ensure secure communication services and exchange of data among healthcare professionals. However,... more
— Over the years health care has seen major improvement due to the introduction information and communication technology with electronic medical prescription being one the areas benefiting from it. Within the overall context of protection... more
Marking the 25th anniversary of the “digital divide,” we continue our metaphor of the digital inequality stack by mapping out the rapidly evolving nature of digital inequality using a broad lens. We tackle complex, and often unseen,... more
Introduction: The primary-secondary care interface provides significant opportunities for medication errors to arise. There has been limited research into mechanisms to facilitate seamless transfer across this interface. The aim of this... more
Plagiarism is illicit behaviour in all of its kinds. It is unfair to steal someone else’s work or idea. Also, this behaviour is forbidden in all religions especially in Islam. In Islam great rules are established to prevent plagiarism and... more
Electronic health record (EHR) systems are designed and deployed to store data accurately and to capture the state of a patient across time, and they have been one of the major drivers to advance care in the last decade. However, the EHR... more
The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming an emerging trend and has significant potential to replace other technologies, where researchers consider it as the future of the internet. It has given tremendous support and become the building... more
Cutting edge communication technologies such as smartphones remain far from prevalent in most of the settings with the greatest need for improved health and development programs. As a result, designers of ICT4D initiatives often weigh... more
Purpose: The progress of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) shows that sustained global action can achieve success. Despite the unprecedented achievements in health and education, more than one billion people, many of them in... more
El estudio que aquí se presenta se ha recogido durante los años —cursos escolares— comprendidos entre 2011 - 2016 en el I.E.S. Las Lomas, situado en la Zona Norte de Alicante; y, concretamente, junto a los barrios de Juan XXIII y Colonia... more