A review and a framework of handheld computer adoption in healthcare

Lu, Yen Chiao; Xiao, Yan; Sears, Andrew; Jacko, Julie A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2005.03.001

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“…As most health workplaces in LMICs are understaffed and already overburdened, achieving uptake of additional tasks can be difficult [36]. One research team had to offer incentives in the form of medical equipment and training opportunities to get front-line users to use their intervention [18].…”

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Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings: the system perspective

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Dalwai

et al. 2017

Global Health Action

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While the field represents a wide spectrum of products and services, many aspects of mHealth have great promise within resource-poor settings: there is an extensive range of cheap, widely available tools which can be used at the point of care delivery. However, there are a number of conditions which need to be met if such solutions are to be adequately integrated into existing health systems; we consider these from regulatory, technological and user perspectives. We explore the need for an appropriate legislative and regulatory framework, to avoid ‘work around’ solutions, which threaten patient confidentiality (such as the extensive use of instant messaging services to deliver sensitive clinical information and seek diagnostic and management advice). In addition, we will look at other confidentiality issues such as the need for applications to remove identifiable information (such as photos) from users’ devices. Integration is dependent upon multiple technological factors, and we illustrate these using examples such as products made available specifically for adoption in low- and middle-income countries. Issues such as usability of the application, signal loss, data volume utilization, need to enter passwords, and the availability of automated or in-app context-relevant clinical advice will be discussed. From a user perspective, there are three groups to consider: experts, front-line clinicians, and patients. Each will accept, to different degrees, the use of technology in care – often with cultural or regional variation – and this is central to integration and uptake. For clinicians, ease of integration into daily work flow is critical, as are familiarity and acceptability of other technology in the workplace. Front-line staff tend to work in areas with more challenges around cell phone signal coverage and data availability than ‘back-end’ experts, and the effect of this is discussed.

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Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings: the system perspective

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Dalwai

et al. 2017

Global Health Action

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“…The specific ICT considered consists of computers and Internet access (either dial-up or broadband). Many believe it is important for a society to increase adoption and utilization of Internet and computers because this has benefits such as improving healthcare (Lua, Xiao, Sears, & Jacko, 2005), facilitating civic engagement (Norris, 2003), and improving education (Tinio, 2003). This paper presents an econometric study of how putting ICT in schools in Thailand (UNESCO, 2007) affected the adoption and use of ICT in the surrounding communities.…”

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Does ICT in schools affect residential adoption and adult utilization outside schools?

Tengtrakul

Peha

2013

Telecommunications Policy

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Policymakers around the world are considering whether to invest in putting information and communication technology (ICT) in schools, and how. While educational impact is likely to be the primary objective, such investments can also affect residential adoption and adult utilization of ICT in the communities, thereby reducing the digital divide. Using a census survey of Thailand for a time when ICT was available in roughly half of the nation's schools, this study employs logistic regression and propensity score matching (PSM) to show that placing ICT in schools does have significant spill-over effects outside schools. This effect is larger for ICT in primary schools than secondary schools, and larger in schools with both Internet and computers than schools with just computers. The effects are observed in households of all incomes and educational levels. Considering these spill-over effects when allocating resources should lead to greater welfare gains for the amount of resources spent. The study also finds that there is a sizable portion of the adult population that chooses not to use ICT even after adopting this ICT in their households for their children, thereby eliminating any barriers to use related to cost and convenience. For this group, policy-makers should seek ways to decrease other impediments to ICT use, such as increasing ICT literacy through training. IntroductionPolicymakers around the world are considering whether to invest in putting information and communications technology (ICT) in schools. While the primary impact of this ICT is likely to be on the education that students get while at school, there may be spill-over effects that are worth considering, where any impact outside the school is considered a spill-over effect. This study measures the spill-over effects of bringing ICT to students in their schools on adoption of ICT in the households of these students, and on utilization of ICT by adults who live with these students. The specific ICT considered consists of computers and Internet access (either dial-up or broadband). Many believe it is important for a society to increase adoption and utilization of Internet and computers because this has benefits such as improving healthcare (Lua, Xiao, Sears, & Jacko, 2005), facilitating civic engagement (Norris, 2003), and improving education (Tinio, 2003). This paper presents an econometric study of how putting ICT in schools in Thailand (UNESCO, 2007) affected the adoption and use of ICT in the surrounding communities. This study also looks at how adult utilization of ICT is affected by living with students, and indirectly, by living with ICT that was likely brought into the households for those students.

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“…Mobile access to information, utilizing electronic forms mechanisms, is one of these growth areas. It has been shown that these mobile technologies offer the potential for improvements in information access, workflow enhancement, and better decision-making at the point of care (Lu, Xiao et al 2005) while eliminating double documentation (Ammenwerth, Buchauer et al 2000). Electronic forms have also been shown to improve accuracy, quality, and level of detail for patient records (Miller and Sim 2004;Wu and Straus 2006).…”

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Electronic Forms-Based Computing for Evidentiary Analysis

Luse¹,

Mennecke²,

Townsend³

2009

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The paperwork associated with evidentiary collection and analysis is a highly repetitive and time-consuming process which often involves duplication of work and can frequently result in documentary errors. Electronic entry of evidencerelated information can facilitate greater accuracy and less time spent on data entry. This manuscript describes a general framework for the implementation of an electronic tablet-based system for evidentiary processing. This framework is then utilized in the design and implementation of an electronic tablet-based evidentiary input prototype system developed for use by forensic laboratories which serves as a verification of the proposed framework. The manuscript concludes with a discussion of implications and recommendations for the implementation and use of tablet-based computing for evidence analysis.

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A review and a framework of handheld computer adoption in healthcare

Cited by 256 publications

References 50 publications

Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings: the system perspective

Integrating mHealth at point of care in low- and middle-income settings: the system perspective

Does ICT in schools affect residential adoption and adult utilization outside schools?

Electronic Forms-Based Computing for Evidentiary Analysis

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