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Substance use among Iranian drivers involved in fatal road accidents

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2014
Background: Although the problem of substance use among drivers is not limited to a special part of the world, most published epidemiological reports on this topic is from industrial world.Aim: To determine drug use among Iranian adults who were ...
Shervin eAssari   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceived Risk Modifies the Effect of HIV Knowledge on Sexual Risk Behaviors

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2013
BackgroundThere is a large controversy in the literature about the inter-relations between perceived risk, knowledge and risk behavior in different settings, and people at HIV risk are not an exception.Aim To assess additive and multiplicative effect of ...
Gholamhossein eNoroozinejad   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain, Interoperability, and Self-Sovereign Identity: Trust Me, It’s My Data

open access: yesBlockchain in Healthcare Today, 2020
No abstract available.
Jim StClair   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding the introduction and use of a mobile device-supported health information system in Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Copyright @ 2014 The Authors.This paper presents an in-depth analysis of efforts to introduce a mobile health information system in Nigeria as part of a development initiative aimed at improving maternal and child health.
Asuzu M.C.   +8 more
core   +1 more source

ORGANIZATIONAL, LEGAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

open access: yesНеотложная медицинская помощь, 2017
The article discusses organizational and legal aspects of electronic health information exchange in developed countries, particularly, introduction of electronic medical records in the United States and Europe, as well as topical issues related to ...
N. A. Karasev   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Northwest Public Health Information Exchange’s Accomplishments in Connecting a Health Information Exchange with Public Health

open access: yesOnline Journal of Public Health Informatics, 2010
In 2007 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Request for Proposal for the "Situational Awareness through Health Information Exchange" project. The Situational Awareness project's goals are to connect public health with health information exchanges (HIEs) to improve public health's real-time understanding of communities ...
David Dobbs   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Current Health Data Standardization Project and Future Directions to Ensure Interoperability in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Informatics Research
Objectives The need for interoperability at the national level was highlighted in Korea, leading to a consensus on the importance of establishing national standards that align with international technological standards and reflect contemporary needs ...
AeKyung Kwon   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Health Departments' Partners and Challenges in Electronic Exchange of Health Information [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
BACKGROUND: Unprecedented amounts of data are produced by the health care and other sectors, presenting opportunities for local health departments (LHDs) to access these data.
Adler-Milstein   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Health Information Exchange, System Size and Information Silos [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
There are many technology platforms that bring benefits only when users share data. In healthcare, this is a key policy issue, because of the potential cost savings and quality improvements from 'big data' in the form of sharing electronic patient data across medical providers. Indeed, one criterion used for federal subsidies for healthcare information
Miller, Amalia R.   +1 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Health information exchange and patient safety

open access: yesJournal of Biomedical Informatics, 2007
One of the most promising advantages for health information exchange (HIE) is improved patient safety. Up to 18% of the patient safety errors generally and as many as 70% of adverse drug events could be eliminated if the right information about the right patient is available at the right time. Health information exchange makes this possible.
David W. Bates, David C. Kaelber
openaire   +3 more sources

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