Towards Knowledge Management for Healthcare: Effects of Latest Medical Information for the Quality of Healthcare in the Developing Countries: A Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Jayantha Lal Amararachchi ◽  
H.S.C. Perera ◽  
Koliya Pulasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare

MEASURING SPATIAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES ACCESSIBILITY USING TWO-STEP FLOATING CATCHMENT ANALYSIS (2SFCA) (Case Study: Cianjur Regency, Indonesia)

2021 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Muhamad Iqbal Januadi Putra ◽  
Nabila Dety Novia Utami
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Spatial Accessibility ◽  
Healthcare Facilities ◽  
Spatial Disparities ◽  
Time Threshold

The presence of healthcare facilities is quite essential to provide good healthcare services in a particular area, however, the existence of healthcare facilities is not evenly distributed in Cianjur Regency. This condition leads to the disparities of healthcare facilities across the Cianjur Regency. In this paper, we aim to measure and map the spatial disparities of healthcare facilities using a Two-Step Floating Catchment Analysis (2SFCA). This method can calculate the magnitude of spatial accessibility for healthcare facilities by formulating the travel time threshold and the quality of healthcare facilities across the study area. This research shows the result that the spatial accessibility of healthcare facilities in the Cianjur Regency is not evenly distributed across the districts. The spatial accessibility value resulted from 2SFCA is ranging from 0- 3.97. A low value indicates low spatial accessibility, while a higher value shows good accessibility. The majority of districts in the Cianjur Regency have the spatial accessibility value 0-0.5 (86%). Meanwhile, only a few have the higher value; value 0.5-0.99 as much as 6.6%, 0.99-1.49 as 3.3%, and 3.48-3.97 has a percentage of 3.3%. Also, this analysis results in the cluster of good spatial accessibility in healthcare facilities, namely the Pagelaran District and Cipanas District. Interestingly, the downtown of Cianjur Regency has lower spatial accessibility compared to both areas.

Systemic corruption and public procurement in developing countries: are there any solutions?

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sope Williams-Elegbe
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Asymmetry Of Information ◽  
Culture Of Silence ◽  
Systemic Corruption

Purpose Corruption affects development and quality of life of citizens in affected countries. The increase in anti-corruption measures globally reflects a consensus that corruption is pervasive and costly. Public procurement is one area in which corruption manifests because of the sums of money involved; the asymmetry of information; and the bureaucratic nature of decision-making, which presents opportunities for abuse. In developing countries, procurement corruption is rife because of institutional weaknesses, lack of enforced accountability mechanisms and culture of silence in relation to public sector malfeasance. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines procurement corruption in countries with systemic corruption, using Nigeria as a case study, to determine how to reduce public procurement corruption. Findings The paper will highlight prevalent corrupt schemes in public procurement in Nigeria, examine the reasons for the failure of state anti-corruption institutions and analyze the kinds of initiatives that reduced procurement corruption and increased accountability in other countries and the utility of adopting such mechanisms in the Nigerian context.

scholarly journals Interoperability in Healthcare

2017 ◽  
pp. 689-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Cardoso ◽  
Fernando Marins ◽  
César Quintas ◽  
Filipe Portela ◽  
Manuel Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
High Availability ◽  
Heterogeneous Information ◽  
Multi Agent

With the advancement of technology, patient information has been being computerized in order to facilitate the work of healthcare professionals and improve the quality of healthcare delivery. However, there are many heterogeneous information systems that need to communicate, sharing information and making it available when and where it is needed. To respond to this requirement the Agency for Integration, Diffusion, and Archiving of medical information (AIDA) was created, a multi-agent and service-based platform that ensures interoperability among healthcare information systems. In order to improve the performance of the platform, beyond the SWOT analysis performed, a system to prevent failures that may occur in the platform database and also in machines where the agents are executed was created. The system has been implemented in the Centro Hospitalar do Porto (one of the major Portuguese hospitals), and it is now possible to define critical workload periods of AIDA, improving high availability and load balancing. This is explored in this chapter.

Knowledge Management in Hospitals

2005 ◽  
pp. 14-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin C. Desouza
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Lower Cost ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Medical Field

The medical field in recent years has been facing increasing pressures for lower cost and increased quality of healthcare. These two pressures are forcing dramatic changes throughout the industry. Managing knowledge in healthcare enterprises is hence crucial for optimal achievement of lowered cost of services with higher quality. The following chapter focuses on developing and fostering a knowledge management process model. We then look at key barriers for healthcare organizations to cross in order to fully manage knowledge.

Knowledge Management in Tourism Services

2018 ◽  
pp. 111-148
Author(s):  
Sérgio Jesus Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Capital Management ◽  
Management Quality ◽  
Travel Services ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Tourism Services

This chapter aims to discuss the knowledge management in the travel services, since it has mobilized a variety of fields that seek to uncover the complexity of the process and the application contexts. In the era of globalization in which we live, the main factors that differentiate the companies and organizations depend increasingly on the quality of human capital management and knowledge management quality. This chapter analyzes how an organization of tourist services manages its knowledge. The methodology used was a qualitative analysis by applying an interview to a case study.

The Process of Strategic, Agile, Innovation Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 370-394
Author(s):  
Say Yen Teoh ◽  
Shun Cai
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Quality Of Healthcare ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Healthcare Information ◽  
Medical Practitioners

Despite many attempts to introduce computerization in the healthcare industry, the majority of the current healthcare information systems still fail to meet the rising expectations of patients for service. This study aims to understand how agility and innovation capabilities can be strategically nurtured, developed, and managed to upgrade the quality of healthcare services. Based on a case study, a process model is developed to explain that an agile innovation strategy is a complex helix process involving a firm's sensitivity and responsiveness to integrating and reconfiguring its resources to cope with innovative change. Three key managerial contributions for IT and medical practitioners are presented.

scholarly journals Is the Quality of Internet Medical Information Improving?: A Case Study on Endoscopy under Sedation

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 244
Author(s):  
Jung Hee Kim ◽  
Hyo Jin Kim ◽  
Eun Young Jang ◽  
Se Ok Lee ◽  
Kyu Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Information

scholarly journals Meningkatkan Kualitas Blended Learning: Case Study Menggunakan CoI Model

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 770
Author(s):  
Lydiawati Kosasih Asalla
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Community Of Inquiry ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
Education Industry ◽  
Quality Learning ◽  
Learning By Using

This article discusses several considerations in the education industry to achieve good quality learning by using advances in technology such as blended learning, and it uses the Community of Inquiry model as a comparison to raise quality of the blending learning program. Other aspects include on how to raise quality of a discussion as an improvement of knowledge management. 

scholarly journals MAPPING KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT DALAM MENINGKATKAN KAPABILITAS PERGURUAN TINGGI

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Farid Fauzi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Management Process ◽  
Good Information ◽  
Inhibiting Factors

This study aims to analyze the mapping of several supporting and inhibiting factors of knowledge management process in increasing the higher education capabilities of STAIN Gajah Putih. This study used case study as methodological approach by collecting data with interviews, observation, and documentation. The objects of this study are lecturer, staf and students. The result showed that; 1) The formation of a culture of knowledge sharing; 2) Facilities and infrastructure in supporting the process of knowledge management; 3) Public policy in using knowledge. In establishing capabilities based on the knowledge management process, STAIN Gajah Putih has fixed these deficiencies in terms of the knowledge management process by establishing good information validation, analyzing the needs of knowledge management process, and developing brainware through increasing the quantity and quality of human resources in the field of information technology.

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