Background Recurrent cancers of the head and neck are associated with poor survival
outcome. Yet, their burden in Africa is not reliably known. We therefore aimed to estimate the …

Background and Purpose: The South African eHealth Strategy was published in 2012 and
acknowledges that health information systems should be used to strengthen the public …

The importance of records management to the provision of healthcare services cannot be
overemphasised. If medical records are not managed properly, this might result in the …

This chapter provides an overview of the specific terms to be considered when referring to a
DHIE, as well as the rise of preventive measures to ensure a focus on wellness. Elements …

The research team needed to upsize the solution previously tested so that it could expand
the routine data collected via tablet computers. The research team identified the general flow …

Conceptualising of a South African Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem Page 1 Conceptualising of
a South African Digital Health Innovation Ecosystem Jouko Myllyoja, Hannes Toivanen VTT …

Abstract This Time and Motion study was part of a larger Open Source Development Project
to evaluate the use of Tablet computers for collecting patient data in rural clinics in the OR …

Background: Data at primary healthcare (PHC) clinics are handwritten in registers by nurses
for submission to the District Health Information System (DHIS). Compared to pen and …

Nursing Informatics in Africa does not exist as most readers of this text understand it. This
chapter gives an insight into the role of nursing and why there is a paucity of nursing …

Radiotherapy is the primary treatment modality for the majority of head and neck cancers.
The high-energy x-rays or other radiations have the ability to kill cells by destroying parts of …