Compliance is a critical enterprise management concern, particularly in business process-oriented organizations. Compliance measures are often implemented using policies, of which decision-making requires high independence from implementation logic and high flexibility. This paper motivates the use of an event-centric approach for modeling policy decision-making. We introduce an event ontology ...

BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is prevalent in Taiwan and it is associated with high all-cause mortality. We have shown in a previous paper that a fourth-generation telehealth program is associated with lower all-cause mortality compared to usual care with a hazard ratio of 0.866 (95% CI 0.837-0.896). OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the effect of renal function status on hospi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the compliance with hand hygiene guidelines among nursing staff in secondary care hospitals in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted through direct observation using the Lewisham observation tool and self-administered questionnaire in six major public secondary care hospitals in Kuwait. Only patient care activities that are described as 'dirty ...

Building energy codes are one of the most cost-effective tools to achieve energy efficiency in buildings. The key to realizing their full benefits is strong enforcement and compliance. Studies have shown that robust enforcement and a high compliance rate are critical to improve the energy performance of buildings and unlock deeper energy savings. However, few countries have mechanisms for measu...

asthma is one of the most common chronic inflammatory disorders in children. nonadherence to medical therapy is a major cause of poor clinical outcome the objective of this study was evaluating factors, which are resulted in nonadherence to medical therapy in children with asthma. in  this  descriptive study, 150 children with asthma  and  nonadherent  to  medication therapy were enrolled. gene...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : schizophrenia requires a large share of medical resources due to its early onset and chronic and severe nature. compliance therapy is a therapy specifically designed to improve concordance with treatment for those with major mental illnesses. the aim of present study was to determine whether compliance therapy...

The accurate assessment of patient compliance is especially crucial in evaluating the efficacy of a new treatment. Because of the problems associated with parenteral desferrioxamine, the development of a safe, effective, and convenient iron chelator is of high priority. The high morbidity and mortality associated with iron overload requires careful evaluation of the ability of any new agent to ...

background and objectives: the iranian ministry of health and medical education (mohme) has obligated health settings to follow the reference guidelines developed by the ministry in implementing of emergency department triage system. the present study aimed at auditing the compliance of emergency department triage system in shahid madani hospital, in terms of compliance with mohme guideline, an...