PURPOSE To devise an analytical framework to help identify strengths and weaknesses in the audit process as specified by existing psychiatric nursing audit systems, in order to analyse current audit practice and identify improvements for incorporation in the Newcastle Clinical Audit Toolkit for Mental Health. DATA SOURCES Published material relating to the following six systems: the Central N...

In this paper, an integrated framework for knowledge audit and capture using the task analysis approach is presented. We first identify the types of knowledge that could be ascribed to tasks and analyze a task by breaking it down into subtasks and task elements. We then identify the skills and knowledge required to perform the tasks at this level. The framework is validated and tested on an exp...

One commonly used framework for developing and evaluating technology intensive information systems is CobiT. This framework was originally a benchmark of best control practices developed and maintained by the Information Technology Governance Institute, the umbrella organization to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. We empirically examine the conceptual model that underlies ...

The turbulent events of the global financial crises have highlighted the importance of audit quality. Auditing in today’s business environment involves navigating through organizational information technology (IT) landscape dominated by ERP systems. Organizations depend on ERP systems for financial reporting which involve dealing with statutory and regulatory provisions. ERP systems thus, have ...

In modern organizations, Information and Communication Technologies are used to support the organizations’ activities. To manage the quality of the organization processes, audit processes are implemented. Also, the audit processes can aim the quality of ICT systems themselves because their involvement in organization processes. The paper investigates the ways in which a quality management can b...

background: many studies have been conducted to assess the indoor air quality (iaq) of buildings throughout the world because it is closely related to comfort, safety and work productivity of occupants. however, there is still lack of available literature about iaq in tropical buildings that apply radiant cooling systems in conditioning the indoor air. methods: this paper reports the results ob...

With many states beginning to require manual audits of election ballots, comparing the auditability of different types of ballot systems has become an important issue. Because the majority of counties in the United States are now using either Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting systems equipped with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) modules or optical scan ballot systems, we examine...

BACKGROUND Effective maternal and perinatal audits are associated with improved quality of care and reduction of severe adverse outcome. Although audits at the level of care were formally introduced in Tanzania around 25 years ago, little information is available about their existence, performance, and practical barriers to their implementation. This study assessed the structure, process and im...

Workflow management systems are being increasingly used by many organizations to automate business processes and decrease costs. Audit trails from workflow management systems include significant amounts of information that can be used to analyze and monitor the performance of business processes in order to improve the efficiency. Traditional approaches for using workflow audit trail for decisio...