Information Technology Adoption Models at Firm Level: Review of Literature.

Autores: Spinaci MI, Savona-Ventura C
Link: http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/53491774/information-technology-adoption-models-firm-level-review-literature

Today, information technology (IT) is universally regarded as an essential tool in enhancing the competitiveness of the economy of a country. There is consensus that IT has significant effects on the productivity of firms. These effects will only be realized if, and when, IT are widely spread and used.
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Nurses in advanced roles: A review of acceptability in Portugal

Autores: Calado RA, Alves-Pires C, Bahia MT, Barbosa-Ferreira JM, Bruce Russell
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23459889

This paper focuses on the policy context for the deployment of nurses in advanced roles, with particular reference to Portugal. The health sector in Portugal, as in all countries, is labour intensive, and the scope to utilise nurses in more advanced roles is currently being debated.
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Nursing workforce policy and the economic crisis: A global overview

Autores: Calado RA, Alves-Pires C, Detsika MG
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23656542

This article draws from international data sources (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] and World Health Organization), from national data sources (nursing regulatory authorities), and the literature to provide a context in which to examine trends in labor market and health spending indicators, nurse employment, and nurse migration patterns.
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Poor quality of Hospital Information Systems audit trails.

Although IT governance practices (like ITIL, which recommends on the use of Audit Trails (AT) for proper service level management) are being introduced in many Hospitals to cope with increasing levels of information quality and safety requirements, the standard maturity levels of hospital IT departments is still not enough to reach the level of frequent use of AT.
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Implications of dual practice for universal health coverage

Autores: Portugal S, Portugal-Calisto D, Portugal S, Portuguese Hiv-1 Resistance Study Group, Portugal-Calisto D
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750430/

Making progress towards universal health coverage (UHC) requires that health workers are adequate in numbers, prepared for their jobs and motivated to perform. In establishing the best ways to develop the health workforce, relatively little attention has been paid to the trends and implications of dual practice – concurrent employment in public and private sectors. We review recent research on dual practice for its potential to guide staffing policies in relation to UHC.
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Information Technology Adoption Models at Firm Level: Review of Literature.

Nurses in advanced roles: A review of acceptability in Portugal

Nursing workforce policy and the economic crisis: A global overview

Poor quality of Hospital Information Systems audit trails.

Implications of dual practice for universal health coverage

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