BACKGROUND A community-based randomized control prenatal care trial was performed in a rural county of China during 2000-2003. The purpose of this paper is to describe the trial implementation and the impact of the trial on the utilization of prenatal care and perinatal outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the study county, 10 townships (from a total of 55) were each paired with a control (20 s...

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E-Government idea includes fast and improved citizen service from a quantitative and qualitative point of view, as well as the restructuring and reengineering of the providing organization and its services, through the increased usage and exploitation of the capabilities of the information and communication technologies and especially through the facilities and services of the Internet. The esc...

In 2016 KMD, a leading supplier of mission critical software, solutions and IT services to Denmark’s public sector, recognized the need for expert enduser process modelling and customization features in the next iteration of its WorkZone offering. KMD contracted with Danish Adaptive Case Management vendor Exformatics A/S, developer of declarative process modelling and simulation tools, who has ...

This paper presents a proper solution for a medium enterprise or public institution that enables easier management of the digital documents library and eases the common document workflows. The main problem addressed by the proposed project is the complexity of document workflows in public administration. Documents that need to be filled out and signed are always around us and often can cause pr...

In this paper we present an architecture for an information container that can support complex eGovernment procedures. Based on basic trends and a eGovernment scenario, we apply the research results gained in a project on electronic contracting on this eGovernment scenario. We argue, that eGovernment and eBusiness have structural similarities, that allow us to apply a generic contracting contai...

Over the past few decades, good governance has become an important issue in public administration. One key reason behind this reality is the paramount role of government in promoting sustainable development and protecting the environment. Therefore, evaluating the impact of good governance on the quality of the environment could be taken into consideration by both economic researchers and polic...

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Ms. Whetsell examines the Bell Regulations, which limit New York's hospital residents' work hours and require increased supervision from senior doctors, in light of the currently pending federal bill that seeks to do the same. The article argues that the federal government should draw lessons from the New York experience before proceeding with similar guidelines. The article notes that many roa...

Document management systems are generally assumed to hold a potential for delegating the recording and retrieval of documents to professionals such as civil servants and for supporting the coordination and control of work, so-called workflow management. This study investigates the use and organizational impact of document management systems in the Danish central government. The currently used s...