Assessing Awareness and Use of Mobile Phone Technology for Health and Wellness: Insights from India
ConclusionThe study recommends to improve peoples’ awareness and familiarity about the use of mobile phone for managing health and service delivery. This can be achieved with the help of health professionals as most of the people prefer personal visits than through mobile interventions. Moreover, peoples’ socio-demographic factors, perception about the device, and health information also play an important role in using mobile health applications for health service delivery. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Smartphone as an Intervention to Intention-Behavior of Patient Care
This study attempts to assist healthcare professionals to better understand the intervention role of smartphones in intention-behavior of patient care.Research Design/MethodologyExploratory in nature, this study uses various literatures and articles published in journals and magazines as well as primary data collected using a qualitative approach. Purposive sampling made it possible to conduct in-depth interviews with healthcare professionals, namely, doctors, nurses, and ward boys from hospitals and clinics of the Punjab region of India. The study uses a data saturation method to realize the adequacy of the sample size, a...
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 25, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Information and Communication Technology usage in post-conflict maternal healthcare: Northern Uganda Referral hospital perspective
ConclusionWe recommend management and Government improve ICT infrastructure and offer user training to impart knowledge and skills that are needed for handling sensitive or private health data. Adequate funding is also needed to strengthen ICT infrastructure. Due to the complex or dynamic nature of the society and advance in ICT more promoting and deterring factors should be explored in future. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 24, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Lessons regarding the implementation of a national personal medical account system: Recent experiences in two developed countries
ConclusionA number of core issues regarding the technical introduction and political acceptability of personal medical accounts remain unresolved and will require considerable attention in the future. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 23, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
A novel framework for a remote patient monitoring (RPM) system with abnormality detection
ConclusionsThe proposed framework can not only reach the machine-to-machine (M2M) realm, but also provide support in emergency cases. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 23, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Understanding psychological determinants to promote the adoption of general practitioner by Chinese elderly
Publication date: Available online 23 May 2019Source: Health Policy and TechnologyAuthor(s): Min Zhou, Shujuan Qu, Lindu Zhao, Kathryn S. Campy, Song Wang (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 23, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Modelling uncertainty in survival and cost-effectiveness is vital in the era of gene therapies: the case of axicabtagene ciloleucel
Publication date: Available online 21 May 2019Source: Health Policy and TechnologyAuthor(s): Adam JN Raymakers, Dean A Regier, Stuart J Peacock (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 22, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
United States Regulatory Approval of Medical Devices and Software Applications Enhanced by Artificial Intelligence
Publication date: Available online 18 May 2019Source: Health Policy and TechnologyAuthor(s): Kurt A. Yaeger, Michael Martini, Gal Yaniv, Eric K. Oermann, Anthony B. CostaAbstractIn the United States, regulatory oversight of medical devices has evolved with the changing technology. With the introduction into routine clinical practice software applications and computer-based devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has further defined categories of risk and intended use to better uphold patient safety, while encouraging innovation in medical technology. However, as new software technologies such as artificial int...
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 19, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
IInformation and Communication Technology usage in post-conflict maternal healthcare: Northern Uganda Referral Hospital Perspective
ConclusionWe recommend management and Government improve ICT infrastructure and offer user training to impart knowledge and skills that are needed for handling sensitive or private health data. Adequate funding is also needed to strengthen ICT infrastructure. Due to the complex or dynamic nature of the society and advance in ICT more promoting and deterring factors should be explored in future. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 18, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Projecting future supply and demand for physical therapists in Japan using system dynamics
ConclusionsAlthough the current supply appears to be needed, considering the expected increase and uncertainty in medical needs. However, there is a possibility of a future oversupply, especially after 2025, when the rate of increase in demand will lessen. Further studies are required to evaluate the distribution of physical therapists among regions and specialties. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 17, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of novel imaging tests to select patients for carotid endarterectomy
ConclusionsInformation from new imaging technologies may improve stroke risk prediction and thereby improve decisions about which patients should undergo CEA. However, their cost-effectiveness strongly depends on the current test strategy and choice of patient subpopulation. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 16, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Creating Online Personal Medical Accounts: Recent Experience in Two Developed Countries
ConclusionA number of core issues regarding the technical introduction and political acceptability of personal medical accounts remain unresolved, and that going forward they will continue to occupy considerable attention. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 16, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Notification Process in the Area of Health Products
Conclusions: The questionnaire developed throughout the study proved to be a useful tool for the diagnosis of the degree of implementation of health products monitoring procedures. Company “A” appeared to be meeting what Brazilian legislation requires as a standard procedure for health technology monitoring. (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - May 2, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Worldwide Implementation of Telemedicine Programs in Association with Research Performance and Health Policy
Publication date: Available online 18 April 2019Source: Health Policy and TechnologyAuthor(s): Anna A Avanesova, Tatyana A. Shamliyan (Source: Health Policy and Technology)
Source: Health Policy and Technology - April 19, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: What is It Doing for Us Today?
Publication date: Available online 29 March 2019Source: Health Policy and TechnologyAuthor(s): Aliza BeckerAbstractWith its origins in the mid- to late-1900s, today, artificial intelligence (AI) is used in a wide range of medical fields for varying purposes. This review first covers the early work regarding AI in medicine, then aims to elucidate some of the most current applications of machine learning in medicine according to the following four specific categories: (1) its use in assessing the risk of disease onset and in estimating treatment success; (2) its use in managing or alleviating complications; (3) its role in o...
Source: Health Policy and Technology - March 30, 2019 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
