BACKGROUND The importance of the electronic health records in health care well known to everybody, as well as, the role of nurses to provide clinical care; they have a valuable role in successful implementation of electronic systems. The aim of this paper is to assess the nurses' readiness for EHR implementation. METHODS AND MATERIALS This was a descriptive cross sectional study, conducted in...

Government initiatives are continuously being designed to create stable and supportive environments for developing new industries, enhancing the global competitiveness of companies, promoting innovation, and fostering fair competition. Because of its significant potential, electronic business is now the focus of efforts in many countries, and governments are beginning to play a critical role in...

Electronic government is considered a vital tool for the future of good governance, better public services, and effective participation. It is important to explore the factors that are associated with the success of such phenomenon. This paper tried to utilise secondary data related to human rights as a factor associated with e-government readiness. The literature indicated the absence of tauto...

Electronic government (E-government) readiness assessment is a relatively new concept that has been given impetus by the rapid rate of Internet penetration and advances in information and communication technologies (ICT). Over the years, various e-government readiness assessment methods have been proposed by different organizations. These methods use a wide range of indicators to assess a commu...

Governments worldwide are encouraging public agencies to join e-government initiatives in order to provide better services to their citizens and businesses. Hence governments have a need to determine the readiness of individual public agencies to embark in such initiatives (e.g., in order to define policies and improvement programs in case they are not ready). In this paper, I establish this pr...

BACKGROUND Electronic medical record systems are being implemented in many countries to support healthcare services. However, its adoption rate remains low, especially in developing countries due to technological, financial, and organizational factors. There is lack of solid evidence and empirical research regarding the pre implementation readiness of healthcare providers. The aim of this study...

The current dynamic and turbulent business environment has forced companies that are competing in global markets to change their traditional methods of conducting business. Recent developments in applying Information Technology (IT) offer the most exciting business opportunities in the marketplace. Organizations must re-evaluate every aspect of their strategies and quickly move to a working mod...

Background Emergency departments (ED) have recently been established throughout Denmark, and their organization is still under transformation. The departments are characterized by a high turnover of staff. To ensure quality of care and efficiency of work electronic whiteboards (EW) have been implemented. The EWs create an overview allowing staff to assess who need care the most and to coordinat...

readiness assessment provides a proper image of the existing conditions and an explanation of facilitated operational plans and functional approaches to successful implementation of electronic health record. readiness assessment requires indices adjusted to particular conditions in each country. therefore, the present study attempts to provide an acceptable model in iran and to provide an asses...