ARTICLE FOCUS: The editors seek articles on a wide range of topics under the broad general umbrella of “patient-centered care.” These could include research reports, descriptions of innovative programs or initiatives, review articles, or commentaries on topics such as treatment adherence, patient empowerment, advocacy, or patient-provider collaboration—in short, anything that strengthens patien...

The paper extracts proven principles from software engineering to be applied in the field of prevention and wellness preserving. For instance, the concern-oriented partitioning principle could support the analysis and design of healthcare information systems. Results of such an approach are multifaceted systems that integrate all stakeholders’ concerns. For such a system, the paper proposes a m...

BACKGROUND While the Iranian nursing profession tries to reach to its full capacity for participating in the maintenance of public health, its desire to develop is strongly influenced by cultural, economic, and religious factors. The concept of empowerment is frequently used in nursing and the health services, particularly in relation to the quality of care, since the mission of nursing is to p...

organizational challenge in the twenty-first century iscompetition due to the expensive resources that determine survival andgrowth of enterprises. the resources can be categorized as management,labor, land, capital resources and equipment. among these materials, humanresources and management have a special place. at present, competitiveadvantage in many countries is based on human resource cap...

In the light of the characteristics of health behavior recommendations, we discuss implications of recommendation uncertainty from a practical and ethical point of view. Considering problem complexity and data structure as well as security and autonomy aspects, we demonstrate the importance of user empowerment, fostering reflection of the recommendations and of integrating the user into the loo...

The decisions most affecting the health and well-being of patients with diabetes are made by the patients themselves. Thus, technologies that target patient empowerment and behavior change are making a large impact on diabetes-related health outcomes. This article highlights a variety of technologies that encourage insulin dosing changes, provide motivation for checking blood glucose, organize ...

An urgent need to broaden diversity and support the preparation of students and faculty members along proactive pathways to research and success can be facilitated by targeted faculty development and formalization of policies built on institutional commitment, engagement, and accountability. Involvement of the faculty in building institutional diversity will recognize equity-building initiative...