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Deploying an Anesthesiology Information System Based on Business Process Management for Cardiac Surgery

This study aims at exploring the opportunities of Business Process Management (BPM) to design a workflow of information along the patient treatment process at the Operating Room (OR). It also includes optimization processes and supporting Information Systems (IS) development in the Anesthesia Department for Cardiac Surgery at “Hospital Arrabida” in Oporto (Hospital da Arrabida 2010).
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The SIGLIC System for Improving the Access to Surgery in Portugal

This paper describes the design and definitions of an information system (SIGLIC) to support a new integrated management program (SIGA) to improve the access to surgery in Portugal. SIGIC, the Ministry of Health’s agency responsible for access to surgery management, started re-thinking the system in 2005 by re-defining key processes and workflows. The designed information […]
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Urban Planning and Health Inequities: Looking in a Small-Scale in a City of Cape Verde

The lack of high-quality data to support evidence-based policies continues to be a concern in African cities, which present marked social, economic and cultural disparities that may differently impact the health of the groups living in different urban contexts. This study explores three urban units—formal, transition and informal—of the capital of Cape Verde, in terms of overweight/obesity, cardiometabolic risk, physical activity and other aspects related to the urban environment.
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Implementing ehealth services for enhanced pharmaceutical care provision: Opportunities and challenges

ePharmaCare aims at estimating the health gains from integration of pharmaceutical services; and to assess the potential of ehealth services in the provision of cognitive pharmaceutical services.
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Teamwork in primary care: Perspectives of general practitioners and community nurses in Lithuania

A team approach in primary care has proven benefits in achieving better outcomes, reducing health care costs, satisfying patient needs, ensuring continuity of care, increasing job satisfaction among health providers and using human health care resources more efficiently. However, some research indicates constraints in collaboration within primary health care (PHC) teams in Lithuania. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of the phenomenon of teamwork in Lithuania by exploring the experiences of teamwork by general practitioners (GPs) and community nurses (CNs) involved in PHC.
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Organizational Challenges and Barriers to Implementing IT Governance in a Hospital.

This paper describes the challenges and barriers to the introduction of “IT Governance” into a Hospital environment. It further addresses the relationship between corporate governance (hospital strategy and organization) and the role of IT Governance in managing new services deployment.
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PACES: a National leadership program in support of Primary-Care Reform in Portugal.

Purpose
– This paper aims to describe the training strategy developed to provide the leadership of a new coordination structure of health centers in Portugal, with managerial competencies adapted to the requirements of their function, in support of primary care reform.
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The SIGLIC system for improving the access to surgery in Portugal.

This paper describes the design and first results of an information system (SIGLIC) that supports the new integrated management program (SIGA) to improve the access to surgery in Portugal.
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Developing an IT Governance Framework at Hospital Sao Sebastiao

This paper describes the introduction of an IT Governance Framework into a Hospital environment. It further addresses the relationship between corporate governance (hospital strategy and organization) and the role of IT Governance in managing new services deployment. Both ITIL and COBIT are introduced as a best practice for supporting Hospital Information Systems (HIS) management. IT […]
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Assisting consumers in self-medication: reflections on the role of support staff in community pharmacy

Community pharmacies are often the first port of call for consumers with minor illness. In Portugal assisting self-medication in this setting—by supplying non-prescription medicines (NPM) or assessing symptoms—involves pharmacists and support staff (technicians and assistants). There is a paucity of research on support staff roles. This paper, which is part of a larger study, reports the perceived roles of pharmacy staff in assisting consumers in self-medication.
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