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Co-creating since 1990s: an qualitative analyses of the exploratory case study on a small private health IT company in North Norway though the prism of ANT.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-14)Digitalization of healthcare is done through development and delivery of health information technology, mobile health, wearable devices, telehealth, telemedicine, health portals, personalized medicine, or in other words – ehealth. Ehealth solutions are expected to improve the treatment process, improved safety, efficiency and quality, as well as empowerment of both patients and healthcare professionals. ... -
Comparative study on system requirements and success factors of telemedicine solutions in resource-poor settings
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-06-01)Rationale: Attempts to successfully develop telemedicine solutions by specifying the require-ments and critical success factors of these solutions are on-going in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries as a means of improving access to high-quality healthcare. European Space Agency (ESA) (Dario et al. 2005) have explored the challenges and benefits of telemedicine solutions in these regions in the domains ... -
A context-sensitive framework for mobile terminals for assisting Type 2 diabetes patients
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-10)PURPOSE The aim of this research is to develop a mobile-based framework for using context information to create an intelligent environment within which applications for diabetes self-management operate. MOTIVATION Mobile applications are emerging as a preferred method for diabetes self-management. This increases the number of interruptions that the patient will get from the phone and can easily ... -
Coordinating resources in hospital : complex workflow
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)This paper attempts to provide an understanding of the intricacies in surgical operation planning and coordination; it followed the pre and post-implementation of DIPS ASA ─ an electronic surgical module introduced at UNN, Tromsø. Organizations are opting to grasp the promised benefits of IT. However, studies in past have showed that introduction of IT in large organisations are seemingly deemed ... -
Current situation and future opportunity of telemedicine in Bangladesh
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-08-15)Developing countries are leisurely adopter of new technologies, particularly with regards to the health services of these countries. This study explores the current health information infrastructure and future prospects of information and communication technology in health system of Bangladesh using an interpretative case study approach and proposes apply Telemedicine system to ensure health for ... -
Design of a location–based Ascom/trixbox prototype for context-sensitive communication system in hospitals
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-09-23)This Master thesis is based on an ongoing project work titled ―Context-Sensitive systems for mobile communication in hospitals‖ at Norwegian Centre for Integrated care and Telemedicine (NST), University Hospital of North Norway (UNN). The project group is working on context-sensitive communication in hospitals based on Ascom/trixbox experimental (ATE) platform. The ATE based protocol system ... -
“Diabetes care”: Providing advanced representation of mobile diabetes diary data to general practitioner
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-07-18)Purpose The purpose of the research is to develop an application that will support diabetes management in general practice. The research solution was implied to allow general practitioner to see advanced represented data that was measured and recorded into mobile diabetes diary by patients with diabetes. Motivation The development of mHealth applications for patients with diabetes has large ... -
Digital dannelse -et bidrag til forståelse av en kompleks utfordring i skolen
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-12-15)Denne oppgaven omhandler temaet digital dannelse. Oppgaven har to hovedhensikter: Det ene er å bidra til et økt fokus på temaet, og det andre er å være et bidrag i seg selv, som kan etterprøves for deretter enten å videreutvikles, aksepteres eller forkastes. Oppgaven bygger blant annet på et syn om at digital dannelse må være noe mer og/eller annet enn regler og normer for skikk og bruk på nettet, ... -
E-learning and teledermatology: Are web-based images good enough for learning?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-26)The purpose of this study is to review different papers that discuss about e-learning and teledermatology and how web based images are helping in diagnose and treatment of dermatological problems. This study is a qualitative chronicle literature review of teledermatology and e learning to evaluate the current situation of teledermatology to solve skin related problems and how modern technologies are ... -
Electronic communication across organizational borders in healthcare: an empirical study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-13)This empirical study of the national message exchange system is aimed to serve as a partial evaluation within a local context, based on user experiences. A qualitative method based on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with clinical system users at the University Hospital of Northern-Norway and in the healthcare service of the Municipality of Tromsø, combined with informal meetings with project ... -
Electronic communication across organizational borders in healthcare: an empirical study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-13)This empirical study of the national message exchange system is aimed to serve as a partial evaluation within a local context, based on user experiences. A qualitative method based on semi-structured, open-ended interviews with clinical system users at the University Hospital of Northern-Norway and in the healthcare service of the Municipality of Tromsø, combined with informal meetings with project ... -
Electronic disease surveillance system based on inputs from people with diabetes: an early outbreak detection mechanism.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-05-18)Objective: Generally, the purpose of this thesis project is to develop an effective electronic disease surveillance system, which is capable of detecting a cluster of people with elevated blood glucose (BG) levels within a specific region and timeframe by analyzing diabetes data. Specifically, we mainly focus on developing an early outbreak detection algorithm that can analyze BG data and detect ... -
eMedication - a smartphone-based e-medication system for hospitalized patients
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-10-13)Purpose: The purpose of this research was to develop a smartphone based e-medication app for hospitalized patients at the University Hospital of North Norway (UNN). The app was expected to provide an overview of medication that the patient is given during hospitalization. Motivation: E-medication has become widely popular in many countries, and has replaced the paper-based prescription. This ... -
Emnet: A System for Privacy-preserving Statistical Computation on Distributed Health Data
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-18)Motivation: Despite its enormous benefits, EHR data reuse is limited because of multi-dimensional challenges where privacy comes on the forefront. Recently various privacy-preserving statistical computation tools have emerged. However, they have limited privacy guarantee and use ad-hoc techniques for privacy-preserving computation of statistical functions. Purpose: ... -
Enabling medical research on clinically collected data using openEHR archetypes
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-06-07)Purpose: The aim of the thesis is to providing a high quality research repository based on openEHR platform and assessing the feasibility. This involves transforming the data to openEHR data format, annotating, and visualizing data. Method: We used the design paradigm rooted in the engineering discipline to build the system and assessed the feasibility using a criteria which uses the effect of the ... -
Evaluating Electronic Health Record Systems in Ghana: the case of Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-14)The adoption and promotion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), including Electronic Health Records (EHR) system, in healthcare delivery is growing rapidly in most developing countries including Ghana. Notwithstanding this tremendous growth in the implementation of ICTs in healthcare delivery, most of these projects have been recorded to have survived partially or fully at the pilot ... -
Evaluation of an innovative telemedicine project - learning from the development and implementation process
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-13)Purpose: The objective of the study was to identify what alternative type of strategy there may be suitable for evaluating an innovative telemedicine project that aims for sustainable use in complex and heterogeneous healthcare work practices. Context: The study was based on the evaluation of a Danish research project, evaluating alternative cross-sectorial treatment offers for elderly acute ill ... -
Evaluation of the Ghana Health Service Adolescent Health-Mobile application (GHS-ADH-MAPP)
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-14)ABSTRACT The use of mobile phones and other mobile devices has tremendously transformed many aspects of healthcare. It has become a daily tool in healthcare settings. This has led to an increased growth of medical and health related apps. Broad array of apps now exists to assist the healthcare professional with answering clinical practice and other questions at the point of care. These apps have ... -
Evaluation of the Rural-Telemedicine program in Nepal : study from the selected districts
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-06-26)Telemedicine is growing both in developed and developing countries and has remained as an integral part of health care delivery system. It includes different health activities and medical services that take place at distance. In the developing countries it supports to improve the accessibility, quality and efficiency of the healthcare services and also reduces the cost of service. It also supports ... -
Formative stages of the common medication card and potential challenges with implementation of this service
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-01)Western healthcare is provided in various levels in different organizations. Fragmented information flow and the need to improve the continuity of care has been a serious concern in healthcare system. Fragmented healthcare can result in medication errors that could have been avoided if information flow was organized better. Use of IT services in healthcare organization is seen as possible solution ...
