The substantial growth in mobile handheld technologies has heralded the opportunity to
provide physicians with access to information, resources, and people at the right time and …

BACKGROUND: Introducing computers into primary care can have negative effects on the
doctor–patient dialogue. Little is known about such effects of mobile health IT in point-of …

Background The aim of the study was to explore the impact of the implementation of an
electronic prescribing and medication administration system (ePA) on the safety of …

Background Few studies have applied a systems approach to understanding the causes of
specific prescribing errors in the context of hospital electronic prescribing (EP). A …

This paper reports on the requirements for, design of, and preliminary evaluation of a novel
pervasive healthcare system for supporting the care of premature infants as they transition …

Background: Healthcare professionals in hospital care increasingly use small-screen
handheld computers. Studies that have investigated doctors' concerns about handheld …

Patients with advanced cancer are influenced by the disease itself and by treatment side
effects, both of which may have great impact on their lives. One of the most distressing …

Introduction Paper-based documents are subject to problems related to storage, loss,
distribution and editing. Many organizations have introduced ICT-based processes to …

Patients with advanced-stage cancer often have a high symptom burden and reduced
functional status, implying that the patients themselves should be involved in development …

Designing for the sickest and frailest cancer patients requires an even higher level of user
involvement than traditional software development. This paper reports on design and …