Background: Advancements in technology have always had major impacts in medicine. The
smartphone is one of the most ubiquitous and dynamic trends in communication, in which …

Recognizing the importance of teamwork in hospitals, senior leadership from the American
College of Physician Executives (ACPE), the American Hospital Association (AHA), the …

Background Communication between clinicians is critical to providing quality patient care
but is often hampered by limitations of current systems. Smartphones such as BlackBerrys …

BACKGROUND: Communication between clinicians is hampered by the frequent difficulty in
reaching the most responsible physician for a patient as well as the use of outdated methods …

Objectives User involvement is vital to the success of health information technology
implementation. However, involving clinician users effectively and meaningfully in complex …

Effective communication and coordination are critical components for improving
collaborative care delivery among different healthcare providers who work in mobile and …

Objective In recent years, the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has
increased in various sectors, among which the healthcare service is no exception. However …

Background Effective clinical communication is critical to providing high-quality patient care.
Hospitals have used different types of interventions to improve communication between care …

BACKGROUND Institutions have tried to replace the use of numeric pagers for clinical
communication by implementing health information technology (HIT) solutions. However …

Background: University students in Sweden routinely receive proactive mail-based alcohol
Internet interventions sent from student health services. This intervention provides …