OBJECTIVES We examined the cost-effectiveness of an intervention to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD) risk and blood pressure in African Americans. STUDY DESIGN Stochastic cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a clinical trial, augmented by a Markov model of lifetime cost-effectiveness. METHODS In 2 urban academic primary care practices, we randomized African American patients with uncont...

BACKGROUND Access to mobile phone technology has rapidly expanded in developing countries. In Africa, mHealth is a relatively new concept and questions arise regarding reliability of the technology used for health outcomes. This review documents strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) of mHealth projects in Africa. METHODS A systematic review of peer-reviewed literature on mH...

BACKGROUND Disruptive behavior among hospital staff can negatively affect quality of care. Motivated by a standard on disruptive behavior issued by The Joint Commission (LD 3.10), as well as the desire to improve patient care, minimize liability, and improve staff retention, hospitals are setting policies to prevent and resolve disruptive behaviors. However, it is unknown whether uniform confli...

Economic digitalization means that digital technologies are gradually becoming an inherent part of corporative activities in all fields human life. These should be regularly tested for effectiveness. The area personnel training is currently undergoing active digitalization, which raises the matter its assessment. authors several models assessing effectiveness staff context as well reviewed avai...

Many organizations are improving both the efficiency and effectiveness of their software development efforts by implementing an agile software development methodology. Agile methodologies including eXtreme programming (XP), Scrum, and Crystal Methods. This article is intended to point out the decisions and actions taken by organizations that have successfully implemented an agile software devel...

This paper introduces a new ‘Terrain Sensing System’ (TSS) that is able to record the cumulative damage seen by a ground vehicle over its entire operational life. Used within a HUMS IT process, this information can be calibrated to represent directly the residual life of onboard equipment such as electronic control systems, instrumentation, radios, brackets, refrigeration plants and weapons sys...