scholarly journals Introducing eHealth solutions in Slovenia to gain time for health education: a case of electronic patient appointment scheduling

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-9
Author(s):  
Sebastijan Forstnerič ◽  
Nino Fijačko ◽  
Majda Pajnkihar ◽  
Gregor Štiglic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Appointment Scheduling ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Administrative Work ◽  
The North ◽  
Phone Calls ◽  
Patient Appointment ◽  
Patient Appointment Scheduling

Abstract Introduction. Accelerated computerization of health systems begun in Slovenia in 2008 with the eZdravje (eHealth) project. Various aspects of the system enable patients to track different aspects of their health care more efficiently. The eNaročanje (eScheduling) part enables patients to be more actively integrated into the health services, as well as presents significant help for administrative work and more time for health education. Aim. The aim of our research was to show which type of patient appointment scheduling is the least burdensome for nurses. Material and methods. We used a quantitative research methodology. Collecting data took place in May 2017. We gathered the various patterns of scheduling patients for appointments in a single month at an outpatient care unit in the north-eastern region of Slovenia. We collected the data concerning the time needed to perform different patients’ appointment scheduling and we interpreted the data with the help of descriptive statistics. Results and conclusion. Between January 2016 and January 2017 less than 1% of patients made appointments through eNaročanje. Since January 2017, when eNaročanje started in studied unit, the percentage of patients who made their appointments through eNaročanje increased, and by May 2017 there were 60 (20%) of the overall 298 patients in the study who used the system. We came to the conclusion that in the 17 workdays in May 2017 there were 126 (42%) appointments made by men and 172 (58%) by women. An average time spent personally or on the phone calls scheduling was significantly higher than the time spent through the eNaročanje service. We have shown that out of 17 workdays, the nurse spends more than an entire workday for the patient appointment scheduling tasks (8 hours, 13 minutes and 31 seconds). Information and communication based solutions can bring many advantages, especially regarding the time burden challenges that the nurses currently face, optimization of administrative work as well as promoting health care through education of patients.

scholarly journals Integrated scheduling of tasks and gynecologists to improve patient appointment scheduling; a case study

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 10-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.M. van de Vrugt ◽  
S.T. Luen-English ◽  
W.A.P. Bastiaansen ◽  
S. Kleinluchtenbeld ◽  
W.T.P. Lardinois ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Appointment Scheduling ◽  
Integrated Scheduling ◽  
Patient Appointment ◽  
Improve Patient ◽  
Patient Appointment Scheduling

Operations Research Methods Improve Chemotherapy Patient Appointment Scheduling

2012 ◽  
Vol 38 (12) ◽  
pp. 541-AP2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Santibáñez ◽  
Ruben Aristizabal ◽  
Martin L. Puterman ◽  
Vincent S. Chow ◽  
Wenhai Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Operations Research ◽  
Appointment Scheduling ◽  
Patient Appointment ◽  
Patient Appointment Scheduling

scholarly journals Risk Perception and Willingness of Medical Students in North East Nigeria to Participate in Mitigating COVID 19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
A. Mohammed ◽  
A Mohammed ◽  
I. U. Mohammed ◽  
M. A. Danimoh ◽  
C. H. Laima
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
P Value ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Care Services ◽  
North East ◽  
The North

Background: The recent COVID 19 pandemic has negatively affected health care systems in developed and developing countries. The weak health systems in Nigeria with low Human Resource for Health (HRH) poses a threat to mitigating this pandemic with the rising number of COVID 19 cases in the country. It is therefore necessary to consider measures to improve on the availability of human resources in the health sector. Methodology: The study was a cross sectional study which studied 475 medical students from four medical colleges across the North Eastern region. The close group whats-app platform for selected schools and classes were used to obtain information on the knowledge, perception and willingness to assist in providing health care services during this pandemic. Results: Majority of the respondents had good knowledge and perception on COVID 19 (80.4% and 96% respectively). In addition, 78.3% of the respondents felt that they were at risk of becoming infected, however 93% of them stated that they were willing to assist in providing health care services during this pandemic. Parental disapproval and fear of becoming infected were the reasons given for those who were unwilling to be involved in provision of health care during this period. More male respondents (67.3%) were willing to participate in providing health care service during the pandemic compared to 32.7% of females and this was statistically significant with a p-value of <0.001. Conclusion: This study has shown that majority of medical students in the North East have a good knowledge and perception on COVID 19 and are willing to assist in providing health services if needed during the COVID 19 Pandemic. These services could be specific low risk tasks and responsibilities which lie predominantly with prevention of COVID 19 in the region. Their willingness should be regarded as a great sacrifice to humanity and could go a long way in bridging the gap of low HRH in this region.

Coordinated Patient Appointment Scheduling for a Multistation Healthcare Network

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyang Wang ◽  
Kumar Muthuraman ◽  
Douglas Morrice
Keyword(s):  
Appointment Scheduling ◽  
Healthcare Network ◽  
Patient Appointment ◽  
Patient Appointment Scheduling

scholarly journals Partnering with an Aboriginal Community for Health and Education

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorraine Carter ◽  
Ellen Rukholm
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Northern Ontario ◽  
North Shore ◽  
The North ◽  
Culturally Informed

Cultural awareness is a concept that is gaining much attention in health and education settings across North America. This article describes how the concepts of cultural awareness shaped the process and the curriculum of an online health education project called Interprofessional Collaboration: Culturally-informed Aboriginal Health Care. The exploration focuses on the interactions among faculty members and educational developers from Laurentian University, Elders of the Anishinabek tradition, and members of the Anishinabek community known as the North Shore, an area approximately two hours northwest of Sudbury. The project's curriculum is driven by choices made by the Anishinabek Elders, with support from their cultural community and the local university. The online module developed for this project provides health-care students at Laurentian University, with access to traditional knowledge, including the teachings of the Medicine Wheel and the Seven Grandfathers. Ideally, these teachings will lead to an increase in culturally informed care for Anishinabek clients and their families in northern Ontario. The process used by the university-based team with the Elders and the larger community of the North Shore is recommended as a possible template for university-based teams working with Aboriginal partners. Finally, the Anishinabeks of the North Shore are recognized as a cultural exemplar of a community that appreciates the intersection and potential of traditional knowledge and contemporary health education practices and technologies.

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