Current Use Of Information Technology Research Articles

PELATIHAN PEMBUATAN MODUL AJAR BERBASIS APLIKASI KVISOFT FLIPBOOK MAKER BAGI PARA GURU PONDOK PESANTREN TARBIYAH ISLAMIYAH

Digital developments require the learning process to shift from conventional face-to-face learning in class towards the use of information technology. The current use of information technology is able to shift the paradigm from the use of printed books to the use of digital format books with good quality content, a more attractive, interactive and cost-effective appearance/packaging. The importance of digital books to support the learning process is currently felt in all lines of education. One application that can be used to create attractive, interactive, and cost-effective digital books is Kvisoft Flipbook Maker. However, the phenomenon in the field shows that most teachers do not know and have not been able to create teaching modules using the Kvisoft Flipbook Maker application. Therefore, this community service activity aims to improve teachers' ability to create teaching modules using the Kvisoft Flipbook Maker application. The service was carried out at the Tarbiyah Islamiyah Pasia Islamic Boarding School. A total of 15 teachers were involved in this training. The results of the training show that the training conducted can improve the ability of teachers to make teaching modules using the kvisoft flipbook maker application. The training was carried out very well where the students were enthusiastic and focused on participating in the training. The average percentage of training effectiveness is 95.33%..

USE OF IT-TECHNOLOGIES TO SOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS DURING PLACEMENT OF CONSEQUENCES OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS

The article is devoted to studying ways to solve the scientific and practical problem of increasing the efficiency of information and analytical decision support systems in emergency situations by reducing the processing time of monitoring data, as well as increasing the ability of information subsystems and components to interact and ensure the deployment of a single information infrastructure.The organization of the environmental safety management process in the event of emergencies provides for the implementation of a number of specific tasks inherent in traditional expert systems. First of all, this is the task of fixing in real time the behavior of the ecological system in an emergency, the formation and implementation of decisions in accordance with the dynamics of changes in its state. One of the most important tasks is the visual display of the current state of the object and the environment as a result of their stay in an emergency. The current state of the environment, as a rule, changes almost by accident, since it depends on many random factors.Modern management of the consequences of various types of emergencies is based on the current use of information technology, provides for the collection and processing of environmental information, forecasting the development of emergencies and risk assessment, integrating and consolidating environmental monitoring data in real time, creating expert systems and knowledge bases, coordinating actions and information support in organizing the interaction of forces and means.A mathematical apparatus is proposed for processing streaming data in order to implement control functions in environmental safety systems. An ontological system presents a diagram of data flows implemented during the deployment of the environmental safety management information infrastructure.

Review of the Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) in the Treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Introduction: In the field of health, information and communication technology plays an important role, the world is experiencing the era of communication, the field of health is not asymmetrical. According to the study, Iran is one of the countries that is at high risk of diabetes, and continues to increase in Iran and in most countries. The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICTs) in the treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes.Material and Methods: This study was conducted as a review and through a search of valid information databases such as PubMed, Science direct, and Google Scholar. After the final extraction from the 106 papers in the cellular field 37% and 36% in telemedicine and 27% in the Internet topic from 2010 to 2018, were finalized.Results: The findings of the study showed that the recent developments in information technology combined with services for cost optimization have increased and the current use of information technology (IT) offers unique opportunities for patients with diabetes. Internet, mobile phone and telemedicine services can facilitate and improve communication between patients and healthcare professionals and play an important role in managing diabetes. The growing challenge is the proper management of diabetes to play an important role by employing innovative approaches aimed at improving patient outcomes and reducing the incidence of adverse healthcare systems.Conclusion: This study is an overview of information and communication technology research in diabetes management and can help researchers measure the effectiveness of information and communication technology in diabetes self-care and therapeutic systems in different areas and motivate self-management. Cost reduction, technology acceptance and satisfaction.

Moving Toward a Universal Digital Era in Mass Casualty Incidents and Disasters: Emergency Personnel's Perspective in Romania.

Despite a recognized need for improved communications and logistics in high acuity situations, the integration of telemedicine services into the mainstream health services has been difficult. This study reports on the opinions of Romanian professional responders to mass casualty incidents and disasters regarding the use and requirements of specific electronic medical documentation solutions. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, and fire department officers participated in a customized online structured questionnaire. To assess factors associated with the current use of information technology and the willingness to adopt an exclusive optimized electronic system, a multivariate analysis was performed. Logistic regression was used for free input key elements regarding the most useful technical and operative improvements and medical documentation solutions for large-scale events. A total of 536 respondents provided answers between the second half of the year 2014 and the first half of the year 2015. Doctors and nurses were the most frequent users of documentation techniques, especially if they were employed at a high-level emergency care center. Professionals' duties were perceived as increasingly impaired by the use of current electronic systems as those duties became more complex. All respondents favored an optimized large-scale event electronic solution, emphasizing the need for enhanced communications, technical equipment, cooperation, and workflow mainly by integrating mobile devices, dedicated software, remote databases, and interlink capabilities. Professionals support the implementation of an integrated electronic system for large-scale events if outlined requirements are met to maximize user acceptance.

Mobile Applications for Patient-centered Care Coordination: A Review of Human Factors Methods Applied to their Design, Development, and Evaluation.

To examine if human factors methods were applied in the design, development, and evaluation of mobile applications developed to facilitate aspects of patient-centered care coordination. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE (2013-2014) for studies describing the design or the evaluation of a mobile health application that aimed to support patients' active involvement in the coordination of their care. 34 papers met the inclusion criteria. Applications ranged from tools that supported self-management of specific conditions (e.g. asthma) to tools that provided coaching or education. Twelve of the 15 papers describing the design or development of an app reported the use of a human factors approach. The most frequently used methods were interviews and surveys, which often included an exploration of participants' current use of information technology. Sixteen papers described the evaluation of a patient application in practice. All of them adopted a human factors approach, typically an examination of the use of app features and/or surveys or interviews which enquired about patients' views of the effects of using the app on their behaviors (e.g. medication adherence), knowledge, and relationships with healthcare providers. No study in our review assessed the impact of mobile applications on health outcomes. The potential of mobile health applications to assist patients to more actively engage in the management of their care has resulted in a large number of applications being developed. Our review showed that human factors approaches are nearly always adopted to some extent in the design, development, and evaluation of mobile applications.

Medical Inpatients’ Use of Information Technology

Hospitalized patients frequently have an incomplete understanding of important aspects of their care. Patient-facing technologies, increasingly used in outpatient settings to exchange information between patient and provider, may have utility in the hospital setting. We conducted structured interviews of hospitalized medical patients to assess current use of information technology, gauge interest in receiving information electronically, and prioritize potential content options. Overall, 150 of 175 (86%) eligible patients completed interviews. A majority (69%) of patients used the Internet prior to hospital admission. One third (32%) of patients had used the Internet during their hospitalization with half of those reporting use for health information. Overall, nearly half (42%) reported interest in receiving health information electronically during hospitalization and a majority (59%) were interested in receiving health information electronically after hospitalization. Patients expressed high interest in receiving information to help them learn more about diagnoses and treatments, medication lists, lists of planned tests, and summaries of completed tests and procedures. Many general medical patients are interested in receiving health information electronically from hospital providers. Our findings support the development of hospital-based patient-facing health information technologies and prioritize content options patients find most beneficial.

Strategies and Action Plans for Integrating ICT into Saudi Elementary Schools Curricula: The Case of Tabuk District of Education

The primary goal of this study was to obtain empirical data on the current use of information technology by elementary school teachers and students in the Tabuk District of Education to suggest strategies and action plans for integrating educational technologies in Saudi elementary schools. More specifically, the study aimed to give an overview of Tabuk elementary teachers' current level of integration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in their teaching and to examine their perceptions of obstacles and challenges that may affect integrating ICTs in instruction. Based on the results of this study, recommendations for practice, administrators, and future research were proposed.

Information Technology Use by Patients with Hemoglobinopathies

Abstract 4698 Introduction:Information technology (IT) in general, and mobile technology in particular, is increasingly used in health care management. Mobile health tools have the potential to increase health care quality, reduce disease burden among individuals and health communities alike, as well as reduce healthcare disparities. Currently, there is a lack of data about ability and interest of patients with hemoglobinopathies, especially sickle cell disease (SCD) and thalassemia (Thal), to use IT interventions as part of their heath care management. This study was designed to ascertain the current use of IT, particularly mobile technology, in adult patients with hemoglobinopathies, as well as readiness to use mobile and other IT devices in the management of their disease. To do so, we sought to measure the ownership and use of IT devices (computers, mobile phones, and tablets) in a predominantly SCD population and the comfort level in using those devices to communicate socially and with health providers via text messages, emails, social media, or chat rooms. The study goal was to gather data pertinent to the potential use of mobile technology in clinical care, patient or provider education, and research interventions. Methods:The study consisted of a questionnaire-based telephone survey gathering patients' demographics and current use of IT, particularly mobile technology. Patients were also asked to rate their comfort level with computers and smartphones (0: not comfortable to 10: extremely comfortable) and their level of interest in the use of mobile devices for health care management. Using an IRB approved protocol, patients were randomly selected from the list of all patients that received care at the center in the preceding two years. Results:One hundred adult patients with hemoglobinopathy and longitudinal follow-up at the outpatient clinic were enrolled. All patients approached agreed to participate. More than 95% of patients had SCD; the rest had thalassemia or other hemoglobin variants. Fifty-seven percent were female. Forty percent were 18–34 years old, 34% were 35–50 years old, and 25% were older than 50 years. Ten percent (10%) of patients reported not having a high school diploma (HS-dip), 36% had a HS-dip without further education, 48% were college graduates, or had attended some college, and 6% were attending graduate school, or had achieved an advance degree. These four groups were regrouped into two (HS-dip or less vs. attended or graduated from college) for analysis. Eighty-four percent (84%) reported owning a computer device, i.e. desktops, laptops, tablets, iPads. Ninety-two percent (92%) reported having a mobile phone.Modes of communication were examined by age and education level. For all age and education groups, texting and emailing were preferred over social media, and particularly chat rooms (p<.0001), Figures A and C. The older age group reported lower comfort levels with texting (p=.0008) and using social network (p=.01) than did younger groups (18–34 and 35–49), Figure A. Similarly, The older age group reported lower comfort levels with using computers (p=.02) and smartphones (p=.003) to communicate with providers than did the younger groups, Figure B. There were no statistical differences in the comfort level for communication with provider by education groups, except for higher comfort level communicating by computer for those with higher education level (p=.01). Gender was not associated with differences in comfort level for any of the parameters studied. Conclusion:This study suggests the feasibility of appropriate disease-specific health information technology (HIT) solutions for SCD clinical care, patient education, and patient-oriented research interventions [Display omitted] [Display omitted] [Display omitted] Disclosures:No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Medical Groups’ Adoption Of Electronic Health Records And Information Systems

We surveyed a nationally representative sample of medical group practices to assess their current use of information technology (IT). Our results suggest that adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) is progressing slowly, at least in smaller practices, although a number of group practices plan to implement an EHR within the next two years. Moreover, the process of choosing and implementing an EHR appears to be more complex and varied than we expected. This suggests a need for greater support for practices, particularly smaller ones, in this quest if the benefits expected from EHRs are to be realized.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING1

ABSTRACT: Watershed management decision making is a complex process. Cooperation and communication among federal, state, and local stakeholders is required while balancing biophysical and socioeconomic concerns. The public is taking part in environmental decisions, and the need for technology transfer from public agencies to stakeholders is increasing. Information technology has had a profound influence on watershed management over the past decade. Advances in data acquisition through remote sensing, data utilization through geographic information systems (GIS), and data sharing through the Internet have provided watershed managers access to more information for management decisions. In the future, applications incorporating hydrologic simulation models, GIS, and decision support systems will be deployed through the Internet. In addition to challenges in making complex modeling technology available to diverse audiences, new information technology issues, such as interoperability, Internet access, and security, are introduced when GIS, simulation models, and decision support systems are integrated in an Internet environment. This paper presents a review of current use of information technology in watershed management decision making and a discussion of issues created when developing Internet based, integrated watershed management decision support systems. A prototype spatial decision support system (SDSS) for rangeland watershed management was developed using web services, which are components that communicate using text based messages, thus eliminating proprietary protocols. This new framework provides an extensible, accessible, and interoperable approach for SDSS.

Incorporating electronic media into medical student education: a survey of AMSER members on computer and web use in radiology courses. Alliance of Medical Student Educators in Radiology.

The purpose of this study was to define the current use of information technology in radiology tutorials for medical students. The authors conducted a Web-based survey of directors of medical school courses in radiology. The survey dealt with the details of the courses and the use of computers and the Web during the courses. There were 48 responses. Most radiology courses were elective (73%) and were offered monthly. Most institutions (79%) had picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) available or were completely filmless. The teaching case presentations, however, often included film images displayed on a view box or by an overhead projector. Computers dedicated to student use were uncommon (28%). The Web was used infrequently as a teaching resource, and a Web site was not available in most courses. Computer technical support was variable and usually provided by the course director. Course directors at institutions with PACS were more likely to use digital technology for case presentations and more likely to use the Web for teaching purposes. Despite the widespread use of digital technology and PACS in the field of radiology, digital technology is underused in radiology courses. However, departments with PACS tend to use digital technology more frequently in education than do departments without PACS.

Using technology for the competitive delivery of education services

This paper considers the use of information technology as a source of competitive advantage for education service providers operating in international markets, with particular reference to Australia. It draws upon the findings of a survey of 315 education institutions in five countries engaged in the export of international education. The importance of effective use of information technology as a source of competitive advantage is highlighted. Current use of information technology within education institutions is examined and technologically mediated learning is proposed as a viable means of promoting, administering and delivering education services to international markets. In particular, the potential of the Internet to provide graduate business education is given close scrutiny. It is argued that a virtual university business faculty is economically viable in this context. Business schools are advised to invest in hardware and software applications to ensure the communications needs of their clients are met.

Are You an IT Leader or an IT Laggard?

As the information technology (IT) environment becomes more complex and as IT investments undergo closer scrutiny, managers are seeking better ways to assess how well-positioned their organization is in its strategic deployment of information. This column discusses how organizations can determine this position by evaluating their current use of information technology.