scholarly journals Is the Use of Information and Communication Technology Associated With Aspects of Womenʼs Primary Health Care in Brazil?

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. S49-S59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antônio Thomaz Gonzaga Matta-Machado ◽  
Ângela Maria L. Dayrell de Lima ◽  
Daisy Maria Xavier de Abreu ◽  
Lucas Lobato Araújo ◽  
Délcio Fonseca Sobrinho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals Health communication in primary health care

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1224
Author(s):  
Rashmi G. Patel ◽  
T. Stephen
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Interactive Health

Developing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supported health communication in PHC could contribute to increased health literacy and empowerment, which are foundations for enabling people to increase control over their health, as a way to reduce increasing lifestyle related ill health. However, to increase the likelihood of success of implementing ICT supported health communication, it is essential to conduct a detailed analysis of the setting and context prior to the intervention. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of health communication for health promotion in PHC with emphasis on the implications for a planned ICT supported interactive health channel.

scholarly journals The impact of the use of health information and communication technology on health care delivery in Manitoba, Canada

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Israel R Kabashiki ◽  
Ngozi I Moneke
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Health Care Delivery ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Quality Of Health Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Wait Times ◽  
Information And Communication

Background: Health Information and Communication Technology (HICT) has the potential to reduce patient wait time and improves patient satisfaction. The Long wait times for patients to receive medical services are a big issue in Canada. The Canadian government has invested in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to shorten patient referral wait times for medical services. Little was known about the association between ICT investments and the quality of health care delivery, and particularly between the use of ICT and referral wait times in the Manitoba Health System (MHS). Methods: The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine if a relationship existed between the use of HICT and the quality of health care delivery in the MHS. The quality of health care delivery was measured in terms of referral wait time, health information sharing effectiveness, physicians’ satisfaction, and patients’ satisfaction. Conclusion: Findings indicated the absence of a significant association between HICT use and referral wait times. Significant correlations were found to exist between (1) HICT use and health information sharing effectiveness, (2) HICT use and physician’s satisfaction, and (3) HICT use and patient’s satisfaction. Four recommendations emerged from this study: First, patient satisfaction should be used as an indicator of the quality of health care delivery. Second, health knowledge repository and expert systems should be integrated into health ICT systems to minimize unnecessary referrals. Third, a mixed health system should be implemented to shorten wait times. Fourth, the portability of the Canadian Medicare should be enhanced to allow Manitobans in particular and Canadians in general to seek medical services abroad. This study was intended to contribute to the existing body of knowledge associated with ICT investments’ outcomes and health care delivery in the MHS.  

scholarly journals Introduction: Ethics of Information Technology in Health Care

2006 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2-5
Author(s):  
Georg Marckmann ◽  
Kenneth W Goodman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Theme Issue ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Computer Based

Computer-based information and communication technologies continue to transform the delivery of health care and the conception and scientific understanding of the human body and the diseases that afflict it. While information technology has the potential to improve the quality and efficiency of patient care, it also raises important ethical and social issues. This IRIE theme issue seeks to provide a forum to identify, analyse and discuss the ethical and social issues raised by various applications of information and communication technology in medicine and health care. The contributions give a flavour of the extraordinarily broad landscape shaped by the intersection of medicine, computing and ethics. In fact, their diversity suggests that much more work is needed to clarify issues and approaches, and to provide practical tools for clinicians.

scholarly journals Integrated people-centred primary health care in Greece: unravelling Ariadne’s thread

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Lionis ◽  
Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis ◽  
Adelais Markaki ◽  
Elena Petelos ◽  
Sophia Papadakis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Health Care Reform ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract The 40th anniversary of the World Health Organization Alma-Ata Declaration in Astana offered the impetus to discuss the extent to which integrated primary health care (PHC) has been successfully implemented and its impact on research and practice. This paper focuses on the experiences from Greece in implementing primary health care reform and lessons learned from the conduct of evidence-based research. It critically examines what appears to be impeding the effective implementation of integrated PHC in a country affected by the financial and refugee crisis. The key challenges for establishing integrated people-centred primary care include availability of family physicians, information and communication technology, the prevention and management of chronic disease and migrant and refugees’ health. Policy recommendations are formulated to guide the primary health care reform in Greece, while attempting to inform efforts in other countries with similar conditions.

scholarly journals Ocena funkcjonowania projektu e-zdrowie na rynku usług medycznych w świetle badań ankietowych

Ekonomia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 47-62
Author(s):  
Rafał Krywienia
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
The Public ◽  
Polish Society ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Health Project ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Scientific Achievements

The idea of the e-health project assumes the public use of effective information and communication technology systems, as well as the participation of patients and medical staff in the treatment process. The article’s aim is the analysis of the impact of the e-health project on the functioning of the Polish healthcare system which is currently implemented as part of the digitization of health care. It has been hypothesized that the implemented e-health project has been positively received by Polish society. In order to verify this, a survey was conducted on a sample of 305 respondents, including patients, doctors and people who had never had contact with e-health. The purpose of the survey was to recognize the attitudes, opinions and experience of beneficiaries of e-health regarding the functioning of the project in question. The article also contains secondary research presenting the current scientific achievements in the field of e-health.

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