Information Systems for Specific Health Care and Research Settings

Research Paper: Participatory Design of Information Systems in Health Care

AIM To study the objectives, processes, and ideologies expressed during participatory design of information systems (PDIS) in health care. DESIGN Longitudinal documentation of project meetings by video recording. Grounded theory development in three steps. SETTING Systems development project in primary care. RESULTS The developing system was discussed mainly from a clinical and practical,...

Using Geographic Information Systems for Health Research

Supporting research and development in ambulance services: research for better health care in prehospital settings.

BACKGROUND This paper discusses recent developments in research support for ambulance trusts in England and Wales and how this could be designed to lead to better implementation, collaboration in and initiation of high-quality research to support a truly evidence-based service. METHOD The National Ambulance Research Steering Group was set up in 2007 to establish the strategic direction for in...

developing data elements for research information system in health; a starting point for systems integration.

this study defines necessary data elements required for the research information system in the domain of health, and its level of accountability to national health research indicators from the experts' perspective is being explored.this qualitative study was conducted based on comparative approach using the focus group method. data were collected through 6 semi-structured group discussions held...

The future of mental health research in primary care settings.

Since the Declaration of Alma Ata (World Health Organization, 1978) there has been a steady move world wide for health care to be primary care led, with secondary care offering specialist knowledge and increasingly sophisticated investigation and treatment in support. The vast majority of illness and disease is managed in primary care, but paradoxically, while general practice contributes the g...