A qualitative analysis of parents' beliefs about portable pool safety behaviours.

The aim of this study was to develop an in-depth understanding of the beliefs parents hold regarding portable pool safety behaviours using the theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents ( = 15) of children aged 5 years and younger who owned a portable pool. Interviews examined three key safety behaviours: supervising within arms' reach, fencing portable pools deeper than 30 cm, and emptying and storing portable pools safely after use.

Deaf/Hearing Research Partnerships.

Deaf individuals typically are seen through the lens of the dominant hearing society's perception, i.e., that being deaf is an impairment.

Understanding public health informatics competencies for mid-tier public health practitioners: a web-based survey.

The literature suggests that there is a need for measuring public health informatics (PHI) competency to further understand whether current educational modules and modalities meet the needs of PHI practitioners and researchers to perform their jobs more effectively, particularly for mid-tier practitioners that constitute the majority of public health workers in the USA. The present study seeks to update current knowledge of the perceptions and experiences of PHI competencies proposed by the U.S.

Performance factors of mobile rich media job aids for community health workers.

Objective: To study and analyze the possible benefits on performance of community health workers using point-of-care clinical guidelines implemented as interactive rich media job aids on small-format mobile platforms.

Design: A crossover study with one intervention (rich media job aids) and one control (traditional job aids), two periods, with 50 community health workers, each subject solving a total 15 standardized cases per period per period (30 cases in total per subject).

Measurements: Error rate per case and task, protocol compliance.

Determining business models for financial sustainability in regional health information organizations (RHIOs): a review.

Regional health information organizations (RHIOs) have the potential to alleviate today's health care problems by granting providers access to a supported body of clinical information for all patients in a given region. While the promise of and enthusiasm for RHIOs is immense, the issue of their financial sustainability remains unclear. It has been said that the business model supporting a regional or national health information network is as essential, if not more essential, than the technology that makes it feasible.

Telemedicine for urban uninsured: a pilot framework for specialty care planning for sustainability.

A national approach to medical care for the uninsured is for the provision of primary and preventive care through Community Health Centers. Access to specialty care for both Medicaid and uninsured patients is in decline even though specialty care has been shown to be cost-effective and improve outcomes. The consequences could result in further deterioration of the health of the uninsured and underinsured populations and increasing costs born by the insured and safety net providers.

Determining business models for financial sustainability in regional health information organizations: a literature review.

While the promise and enthusiasm for regional health information organizations (RHIOs) are immense, a significant issue regarding this type of health information exchange, (HIE) remains unclear: financial sustainability. As of today, there is a clear lack of concrete business models implemented in RHIOs' projects. The purpose of this study is to conduct a literature review of the current state of RHIOs adaptation and implementation of business models for successful financial sustainability, as well as evaluate existing RHIOs financial situation to determine and recommend best models for economic uphold.

Building blocks to adopting a pay-for-performance model.

Pay for performance (P4P) is a payment approach used in healthcare that is based on clinical information-driven reform. The fundamental concept of this method is to tie payment to how well providers comply to practice standards. This article will analyze those concepts including the essential building blocks, models, and selected programs of P4Ps, as well as information technology's impact on P4Ps.

Triangulation analysis of tele-palliative care implementation in a rural community area in Japan.

We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of tele-palliative care by triangulation method. This consisted of qualitative analyses of 2 patients and then performing quantitative analysis of a simulated model for tele-palliative care based on that experience. Semistructured interviews with 2 patients were conducted for qualitative analysis.

Commercial clinical data warehouses: from wave of the past to the state of the art.

This article provides an overview of clinical data warehousing and its historical perspective from the early 1990s to present. It uses a survey of five Houston-area healthcare leaders to answer questions such as why commercially available solutions may be more suitable as their enterprise information systems vs. developing them in-house.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of telemedicine to evaluate diabetic retinopathy in a prison population.

Objective: A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted to investigate the clinical and economic impact of teleophthalmology in evaluating diabetic retinopathy in prison inmates with type 2 diabetes.

Research Design And Methods: Based on a hypothetical teleophthalmology system to evaluate diabetic retinopathy patients with type 2 diabetes in a prison care setting, a Markov decision model was developed with probability and cost data derived primarily from published epidemiological and outcome studies. A 40-year-old African-American man with type 2 diabetes was used as a reference case subject.

Outcomes and methods in telemedicine evaluation.

One hundred and four articles, published from 1966 to 2000, were reviewed to investigate telemedicine evaluation studies in terms of methods and outcomes. A total of 112 evaluations were reported in these 104 articles. Two types of evaluations were evaluated: clinical and nonclinical.

Teledentistry and its use in dental education.

Background: Teledentistry is a relatively new field that combines telecommunication technology and dental care. Most dentists and dental educators are unaware that teledentistry can be used not only for increased access to dental care, but also for advanced dental education.

Type Of Studies Reviewed: The authors describe teledentistry as it is applied worldwide, as well as its uses in education.