Leong KC et al, Family Practice, 23(6)
BACKGROUND
Non-attendance is common in primary care and previous studies have reported that reminders were useful in reducing broken appointments.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the effectiveness of a text messaging reminder in improving attendance in primary care. DESIGN Multicentre three-arm randomized controlled trial.
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Kew ST. BMC Research Notes, 3(1)
BACKGROUND:
The ubiquitous use of mobile phones in sending and receiving text messages has become a norm for young people. Undeniably, text messaging has become a new and important communication medium not only in the social realm but in education as well. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using text messaging as a means to collect data for a medical research project.
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Ibrahim MIM et al, Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 4(1)
Background:
Incorporation of Information Technology (IT) advancements in healthcare has been growing in the recent past. There is convincing evidence that developing countries can also benefit from telemedicine and other IT applications in healthcare. The Malaysian government, in mid-1996, launched the multimedia supercorridor (MSC) project. As a new medical technology in the country, it takes a huge effort to make professionals understand this new concept.
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The Star TechCentral
“Many local hospitals are not utilising ICT (information and communications technology) to its full potential, according to healthcare IT company iSoft Health Systems (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd. Most only have administrative systems and financial software.
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Jianggan Li, FutureGov
“Like many of its neighbours, Malaysia has been experiencing changing disease patterns. The era of acute infectious diseases and malnutrition has been succeeded by one of chronic diseases and lifestyle related illnesses. So the country’s healthcare strategy has had to shift from making traditional health and hygiene improvements to promoting healthier lifestyles and managing chronic diseases.
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