Producing Patient Information - How to Research, Develop and Produce Effective Information Resources

How nurses can develop good patient information leaflets.

Nurses are increasingly involved in the development of patient information leaflets. Producing good patient information is a team effort between professionals and patients. Involve your patients, set clear goals and provide the very best information. Present the information as clearly and positively as possible. This article outlines the importance of a clear purpose, good information and acces...

How to Evaluate Health Information Systems: Evaluation stages

The most important goal of health systems is improvement of quality, effectiveness and efficiency of health services. To achieve this goal, health care organizations should establish a proper structure for evaluating health information systems. Health information system evaluation is expected to identify the existing problems of the system through measuring specific indicators. The main objecti...

Using CVS Historical Information to Understand How Students Develop Software

Software engineering courses are expected to teach students a wide range of knowledge and skills, e.g. software-development methodologies, tools, work habits, collaboration skills, a good sense of scheduling, etc. In this paper, we present a method to track the progress of students developing a term project, using the historical information stored in their CVS repository. This information is an...

Organizing Information Resources for Effective Management

How to develop an effective obstetric checklist.

Checklists to guide critical procedures are becoming an increasingly important part of medical practice. These tools have proved effective in improving outcome in a variety of medical settings, including obstetrics. In this review, we outline essential principles of successful checklist creation and implementation and review our experience with checklist development in a worldwide, multi-instit...