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norskMaster's theses in telemedicine and e-health: Recent submissions
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The reliability of XMPP for file transfer
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-23)This thesis investigates if XMPP with extensions for file transfer, can establish a reliable service for transfer of large files within a health dedicated network. We have established a test environment within a health network and have defined a set of measurements that has been answered in this thesis. Through our assessment of the results, we have compared the XMPP technology to other possible ... -
Between the tacit and the explicit: ICT as a facilitator for knowledge creation and learning in physiotherapy education
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-16)It is a national aim to increase the pedagogical utilization of ICT in higher education and to use ICT to promote learning and innovation. E-learning tools and projects are prime examples for meeting this aim. Much research in this area seems to focus on economical, organizational and user satisfaction issues. Less is focusing on which type of knowledge the tools represent, and it seems to be a ... -
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 ... -
The challenges, problems and strategies of electronic medical record implementation : a case study of an eye hospital from India
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)Interpretive research study was designed to answer the following research questions: 1) what are the different interests and expectations of managers and health staff and how they should be aligned in order to adopt an EMR system? 2) What are the challenges of the managers and problems faced by the end-users while transitioning their practice from paper to PC? 3) What are the strategies adopted by ... -
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 ... -
Twenty years with teledermatology in North Norway
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)‘A picture is worth more than a thousand words’ - (Mann & Colven, University of Washington Medical School), that simply can justify the necessity of teledermatology. In this paper, five information technology (IT) efforts in the field of teledermatology that based on skin image transmission procedure and their historical transformations in context of the notions of information infrastructures and ... -
A sensor device and its application in e-health
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-21)The projects Self-help through a mobile ICT tool and The ICT Lifestyle and Health Motivation Project at the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine (NST) have designed and built a prototype smart sensor system. Just days before the hand-in of this thesis, the second version of the prototype was ready for testing. Central for this thesis is the hardware and software debugging process of this first prototype. ... -
Simplifying Technology. Complex Work Practice
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-01)Information Technology (IT) has for several decades been seen to be a key enabler to achieve improved efficiency and quality in work processes, and so also within health care. Thus, even though many parts within the health care sector have high expectations, the desired benefits are not seen to large extent in practice, at least not until present. A lot of the work flows within health care are still ... -
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 ... -
The Scandinavian health network. Connecting the Scandinavian countries' health networks
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06-01)The Scandinavian countries are all among the minority of the world's nations that have established a national health network infrastructure. These networks provide a secured communication environment for health professionals, mainly in hospitals and local health services/GPs. Despite serving similar requirements, these national infrastructures differ in several aspects: organizational extension, ... -
Writing electronic nursing care plans. An approach to facilitate navigating the standardized Nursing vocabularies NANDA and NIC
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-06)The introduction of the standardized nursing languages NANDA and NIC to write electronic care plans is hard for nurses, as reported by several projects. Both the need to relate to a new software tool and to the totally unknown domains of the standardized languages contributes to this. With an existing tool for care plan writing as basis, we have used the unified process to develop an improved tool, ...
