Conclusions: Reuse of routine data can help to improve the quality of patient recruitment and may reduce the time needed for data acquisition. These benefits can exceed the efforts required for development and implementation of the corresponding electronic support systems. … Continued
In all developed economies health systems are under intense and increasing pressures due to the combination of a number of phenomena: the increased treatment needs of an ageing population, long-term survival of persons with chronic diseases needing on-going health care, … Continued
Conclusions: This empiric study produced a novel framework for understanding the prescriber–alert interaction. Results revealed key components of the alert interface that influence prescribers and indicate a need for more universal design. Actionable design recommendations are presented and may be … Continued
Conclusion: Our novel application of the Infobutton Manager and LITE in the context of case management for persons living with HIV in community-based settings resulted in a prototype CCR with infobuttons that met the majority of case managers’ information needs … Continued
Highlights: ? Haar wavelets is used first time with ensemble learning. ? Results obtained is far better than existing results. ? Robust inference system is proposed for Parkinson’s disease for the first time. ? Sparse Multinomial Logistic Regression is given … Continued
Conclusions: This study shows that the Active Lifestyle app prototype has valuable potential to support physical exercise practice at home and it is worthwhile to further develop it into a more mature system. Furthermore, the results add to the knowledge … Continued
Conclusions: Analysis suggested that while there is some evidence that HIT improves patient satisfaction, studies in this literature review, and in particularly RCTs, were not consistent in their findings. Although HIT may be a promising tool to improve patient satisfaction, … Continued
Highlights: ? Nurses saved time using the integrated electronic drug monitoring system (eDMS). ? Nurses’ perceived the eDMS to be safer, simpler and more standardised. ? Time saved by nurses enabled them to undertake more nurse-led clinics. ? First study … Continued
Discussion: We characterize generativity as sociotechnical and resulting from negotiations for technology enactment. We discuss in detail such negotiations and show how they shape the evolution of infrastructures that are generative while standardized. (Source: International Journal of Medical Informatics).
Conclusion: There are currently many mHealth initiatives in Brazil, but some areas have not been much explored, such as solutions for treatment compliance and awareness raising, as well as decision support systems. Another research trend worth exploring refers to creating … Continued