background: concept of e-readiness is used in many areas such as e-business, e-commerce, e-government, and e-banking. in terms of healthcare, e-readiness is a rather new concept, and is propounded under the title of e-healthcare. e-health readiness refers to the readiness of communities and healthcare institutions for the expected changes brought by programs related to information and communica...

In today's world, the Internet of Things (IoT), which is a fairly new technology, has become a popular topic for discussion. Meanwhile, the increasing demand for personalized healthcare with the assistance of new technologies has created new applications called e-health IoT applications; however, researchers are still attempting to find its applications, therefore they have not been able to foc...

The Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO ICT Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Wesley Medical Imaging, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Department of Diagnostic and Intervention...

This study assessed e-healthcare readiness of rural and urban hospitals in North West Province of South Africa. Outcome of assessment led to creation of e-health architectural framework for e-health solutions. Assessment was conducted in usage of ICT in patient healthcare record system, processes and procedures in consultation among healthcare professionals, prescription of medication, referral...

in 2014, a series of reforms, called as the health sector evolution plan (hsep), was launched in the health system of iran in a stepwise process. hsep was mainly based on the fifth 5-year health development national strategies (2011-2016). it included different interventions to: increase population coverage of basic health insurance, increase quality of care in the ministry of health and medica...

background headache is one of the most prevalent investigated complaints in the neurology clinics and is the most common pain-related complaint worldwide. stress is a significant factor that causes and triggers headaches. since healthcare practitioners experience a lot of stress in their careers, they are more prone to headaches. objectives this study was designed to evaluate and compares the e...

P. J. Beatty, J. Y. Cheng, A. Shankaranarayanan, A. Madhuranthakam, H. Yu, E. Bayram, S. Chang, and J. H. Brittain Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA, United States, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Boston, MA, United States, GE Healthcare, Waukesha, WI, United States, Applied Science Labo...

private healthcare services in vietnam are seen as a major part of the solution to the rapid increase in need and demand for healthcare services. formally recognized over 20 years ago, the private health services coexist with public services and are available all over the country. however, the scale and size of private sector is still small compared to the public sector and public acceptance an...