Editorial, Vol. 6, No. 2

Editorial: Vol 2, No 2 (2010)

The major challenges facing the U.S. healthcare systems are escalating costs, lack of access to almost 40 million residents, and inconsistent quality. It is hypothesized that the use of electronic health records systems and the implementation of interoperable health information exchanges (HIE) will result in significant cost savings, outcomes and quality improvement, reduction in medical errors...

Editorial: OJPHI Vol 3, No 2 (2011)

The current issue of OJPHI contains eight refereed articles and a working paper. While these articles came from independent sources, they represent a common theme—the use of information science and communication technologies to advance the fields of public health practice and healthcare in general. They cover articles that use XForms standards to demonstrate bi-directional communication between...

Editorial: Vol 2, No 3 (2010)

The Online Journal of Public Health Informatics (OJPHI) was developed in recognition of the fact that, up until December, 2009, there was no journal dedicated to the dissemination of information about best informatics practices among public health practitioners, researchers, and educators. The OJPHI has attracted over 200 registered researchers, educators, policy makers, and practitioners from ...

Editorial: OJPHI Vol 4, No 2 (2012)

Recent World Health Organization data show that while cigarette consumption has been decreasing in the advanced countries over the last decade the worldwide number of smokers is still increasing. The rate of tobacco use has not declined among the youth and young adults in the lower to middle income countries mainly due to aggressive tobacco industry marketing practices. Smoking is a major risk ...

Persian-translation Vol.6, No.2 June 2009