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Organisational factors associated with adoption of comprehensive and basic electronic-record systems in US hospitals

Shen, Jay J.; Moseley, Charles B. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 92-105

record (EHR) systems among 3,331 non-federal hospitals in the USA. The results indicated that hospital's overall resource … capacity and resource use efficiency are important organisational factors for hospitals with basic and comprehensive EHR … systems. Moreover, hospitals affiliated with moderately centralised systems were more likely to adopt a higher level EHR …

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Protect My Privacy or Support the Common-Good? Ethical Questions About Electronic Health Information Exchanges

Angst, Corey - In: Journal of Business Ethics 90 (2009) 2, pp. 169-178

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Community Midwifery Education Program in Afghanistan

Mohmand, Khalil Ahmad - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2013

In the immediate post conflict period, Afghanistan's health services were in a deplorable and chaotic state. Access and utilization of reproductive health services and skilled care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first month after delivery are key to saving those women at risk of dying due...

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Laboratory Professionals in Africa: The Backbone of Quality Diagnostics

Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, Jane - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance. Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based...

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Health in All Policies as a Strategic Policy Response to NCDs

Lin, Vivian; Jones, Catherine; Wang, Shiyong; Barbd, Enis - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

The aim of Health in All Policies (HiAP) is to bring diverse sectors together to find shared solutions; it focuses on identifying 'win-win' or 'cobenefits' such that policy measures contribute not only to improved health outcomes but also to outcomes desired by other sectors, such as education,...

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Diffusion and usage of public e-services in Europe: An assessment of country level indicators and drivers

Seri, Paolo; Bianchi, Annaflavia; Matteucci, Nicola - In: Telecommunications Policy 38 (2014) 5, pp. 496-513

We analyze the state of the art of indicators on e-government, e-health, e-procurement and e-participation. We survey the main methodological properties of these indicators, and highlight their heuristic potential. Further, we address empirically the issue of the explanation of the availability...

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The Impact of ICT on Health Promotion: A Randomized Experiment with Diabetic Patients

Balsa, Ana; Gandelman, Néstor - Inter-American Development Bank - 2010

This paper summarizes a randomized experiment to study the effects of an Internet-based intervention on type 2 diabetes patients in Montevideo, Uruguay. A specially designed website and electronic social network allowed participants to navigate freely, download materials, and interact with other...

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Provider perceptions of electronic medical records and e-prescribing and their integration into safety net clinics

Hotchkiss, Renee Brent; Mason, Mondi A.; John R. … - In: International Journal of Public Policy 8 (2012) 1/2/3, pp. 79-91

This paper reports the findings of a formative study that examined knowledge, readiness, and perceptions of healthcare providers in safety-net clinics about electronic medical records (EMR) and e-prescribing. It was conducted in six safety net clinics in southeast Georgia that serve a...

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Empowering patients and professionals: case of Lithuanian e-health system

Skarzauskiene, Aelita; Maciuliene, Monika; Stokaite, … - International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences - 2014

New technologies change our social – economic everyday life by making considerable impact on its quality. The healthcare in the meantime is becoming more and more dependent on information and communication technologies, which enable the development of high quality healthcare services. The...

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Empowering patients and professionals: case of Lithuanian e-health system

Skarzauskiene, Aelita; Stokaite, Viktorija; Maciuliene, … - In: International Journal of Business and Management 3 (2015) 1, pp. 75-89

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