Despite increased availability of online promotional tools for prescription drug marketers, evidence on online prescription drug promotion is far from settled or conclusive. We highlight ways in which online prescription drug promotion is similar to conventional broadcast and print advertising and ways in which it differs. We also highlight five key areas for future research: branded drug websi...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the introduction of computer-aided prescribing helped reduce the administrative burden at primary care centers. DESIGN Descriptive, cross-sectional design. SETTING Torreblanca Health Center in the province of Seville, southern Spain. From 29 October 2003 to the present a pilot project involving nine pharmacies in the basic health zone served by this health cen...

Purpose: To develop and test an integrated simulation system based on the digital Extended Cardio Torso (XCAT) phantom for 4-dimensional (4D) radiation therapy of lung cancer. Methods: A computer program was developed to facilitate the characterization and implementation of the XCAT phantom for 4D radiation therapy applications. To verify that patient-specific motion trajectories are reproducib...

background according to world health organization (who) estimation, more than half of all pharmaceutical products are inappropriately prescribed, distributed, and sold and more than half of all patients use the medicines prescribed for them incorrectly. as more than 40% of therapeutic costs are pharmaceutical costs, this implies a significant waste of health resources in the world. objectives t...

This paper reflects on the evaluation of three different technical models of ETP piloted in England in 2002. ETP architectures, message sets, message content, message volume, security and privacy issues, functionality, integration with local legacy systems, and usability were examined. The authors conclude that the technical implementation may be the lesser of the problems confronting successfu...

Purpose: In 2004, Quebec’s Health and Social Care Ministry implemented an integrative reform aiming to systematize coordination which employed prescriptive devices. The will to systematize coordination practices is supported by formal coordination devices, such as case management. However, many obstacles lay in the path of these devices’ usage. Theory: This presentation is based on Boltanski an...