background and objectives: evaluation has an important role in software development. quality is considered in the evaluation of information systems, which depends on usability, availability, validity, compatibility, and response time. this research was performed with the aim of determining the usability of hospital information systems according to the 7 principles of isometric 9241, part 10. me...

pacs is used as a way to store images and matches well with the workflow in the radiology department and can spread to other parts of hospital. integration with other pacs and other hospital systems like radiology information system (ris), hospital information system (his), and electronic patient records has been completely done, but there are still problems. pacs also provide good conditions f...

introduction: employee empowerment is a process that requires appropriate conditions in the organization. the application of information systems in the health sector as a pragmatic approach and critical element in empowering employees provides the possibility of enhancement of the capacities and development capabilities of human resources. the purpose of this study was to investigate the relati...

national health information network (nhin) is a network in which all health care organizations, government agencies and other health-related organizations are connected to each other to exchange information about health. due to the necessity of a framework for nhin development, in this paper, according to the literature review, a definition for nhin framework was provided, and then the nhin rel...

background: primary health care is the major infrastructure of health care systems. it is clear that making and improving primary health care information systems would not be possible without awareness of their condition. therefore, this comparative study was conducted in order to determine the situation of primary health care information systems in health centers of tehran, iran. methods: this...

MOTIVATION Modern automated laboratories need substantial data management solutions to both store and make accessible the details of the experiments they perform. To be useful, a modern Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) should be flexible and easily extensible to support evolving laboratory requirements, and should be based on the solid foundations of a robust, well-designed datab...

BACKGROUND Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis patients in resource-poor settings experience large delays in starting appropriate treatment and may not be monitored appropriately due to an overburdened laboratory system, delays in communication of results, and missing or error-prone laboratory data. The objective of this paper is to describe an electronic laboratory information system implemented...