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Health information systems in humanitarian emergencies
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005 Health information systems (HIS) in emergencies face a double dilemma: the information necessary to understand and respond to humanitarian crises must be timely and detailed, whereas the circumstances of these crises makes it challenging to collect it ...
Michel Thieren
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Several systemic factors indicate that worldwide herd immunity against COVID-19 will probably not be achieved in 2021. On the one hand, vaccination programs are limited by availability of doses and on the other hand, the number of people already infected
Martin Bicher +8 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim +8 more
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THE TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS [PDF]
, 2009 The technical management of ICT/Telemedicine Services is one Hospital Manager's crucial problem. The Biomedical Technologies Market has clearly shown that technical support to the user is one of the most critical issues that contribute to guarantee the ...
BRACALE, MARCELLO +3 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles +4 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee +9 more
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Harmonizing health information systems with information systems in other social and economic sectors
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2005 Efforts to strengthen health information systems in low- and middle-income countries should include forging links with systems in other social and economic sectors.
Sarah B. Macfarlane
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Using information to deliver safer care: a mixed-methods study exploring general practitioners’ information needs in North West London primary care [PDF]
, 2014 The National Health Service in England has given increasing priority to improving inter-professional communication, enabling better management of patients with chronic conditions and reducing medical errors through effective use of information.
Aylin, P +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song +15 more
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