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Computers, Handheld , Drug Approval , Mobile Applications , United States Food and Drug Administration , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Diaries as Topic , Diffusion of Innovation , Drug Approval/legislation & jurisprudence , Electronic Health Records , Government Regulation , Humans , Medication Adherence , Mobile Applications/legislation & jurisprudence , Patient Reported Outcome Measures , Smartphone , Telemedicine , United States , United States Food and Drug Administration/legislation & jurisprudenceABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: In response to the rise of distracted driving, many countries and most US states have adopted laws to restrict the use of handheld phones for drivers. Specific provisions of each law and the overall social mores of distracted driving influence enforceability and impact. OBJECTIVES: Identify multilevel interdependent factors that influence distracted driving enforcement through the perspective of police officers. DESIGN/METHODS: We conducted focus group discussions with active duty law enforcement officers from three large Washington State counties. Our thematic analysis used descriptive and pattern coding that placed our findings within a social ecological framework to facilitate targeted intervention development. RESULTS: Participants reported that the distracted driving law posed challenges for consistent and effective enforcement. They emphasised the need to change social norms around distracted driving, similar to the shifts seen around impaired driving. Many participants were themselves distracted drivers, and their individual knowledge, attitude and beliefs influenced enforcement. Participants suggested that law enforcement leaders and policymakers should develop and implement policies and strategies to prioritise and motivate increased distracted driving enforcement. CONCLUSIONS: Individual, interpersonal, organisational and societal factors influence enforcement of distracted driving laws. Targeted interventions should be developed to address distracted driving and sustain effective enforcement.
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Accidents, Traffic/legislation & jurisprudence , Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data , Automobile Driving/legislation & jurisprudence , Distracted Driving/legislation & jurisprudence , Distracted Driving/prevention & control , Law Enforcement , Accidents, Traffic/prevention & control , Age Factors , Attention , Automobile Driving/psychology , Cell Phone/legislation & jurisprudence , Cell Phone/statistics & numerical data , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers, Handheld/statistics & numerical data , Distracted Driving/psychology , Female , Focus Groups , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Humans , Law Enforcement/methods , Male , Police , Policy Making , Qualitative Research , Social Responsibility , WashingtonABSTRACT
PURPOSE: Mobile radiological image display systems are becoming increasingly common, necessitating a comparison of the features of these systems, specifically the operating system employed, connection to stationary PACS, data security and rang of image display and image analysis functions. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In the fall of 2013, a total of 17 PACS suppliers were surveyed regarding the technical features of 18 mobile radiological image display systems using a standardized questionnaire. The study also examined to what extent the technical specifications of the mobile image display systems satisfy the provisions of the Germany Medical Devices Act as well as the provisions of the German X-ray ordinance (RöV). RESULTS: There are clear differences in terms of how the mobile systems connected to the stationary PACS.âWeb-based solutions allow the mobile image display systems to function independently of their operating systems. The examined systems differed very little in terms of image display and image analysis functions. CONCLUSION: Mobile image display systems complement stationary PACS and can be used to view images. The impacts of the new quality assurance guidelines (QS-RL) as well as the upcoming new standard DINâ6868â-â157 on the acceptance testing of mobile image display units for the purpose of image evaluation are discussed.
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Computers, Handheld , Radiology Information Systems/instrumentation , Teleradiology/instrumentation , Computer Security/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Data Display , Equipment Design , Germany , Humans , Quality Assurance, Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Radiology Information Systems/legislation & jurisprudence , Software Design , Teleradiology/legislation & jurisprudenceSubject(s)
Cell Phone/trends , Computers, Handheld/trends , Device Approval , Medical Informatics Applications , Cell Phone/legislation & jurisprudence , Cell Phone/standards , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers, Handheld/standards , United States , United States Food and Drug AdministrationSubject(s)
Cell Phone/standards , Computers, Handheld/standards , Dermatitis, Allergic Contact/etiology , Health Policy/legislation & jurisprudence , Nickel/adverse effects , Cell Phone/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers/standards , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , European Union , HumansSubject(s)
Computers, Handheld/trends , Medical Informatics Applications , United States Department of Veterans Affairs/trends , Computers, Handheld/economics , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Financing, Government , Humans , Information Dissemination/legislation & jurisprudence , Information Dissemination/methods , United States , United States Department of Veterans Affairs/economicsSubject(s)
Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Health Care Reform/legislation & jurisprudence , Medical Informatics , Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/legislation & jurisprudence , Supreme Court Decisions , Government Regulation , Humans , United States , United States Food and Drug Administration/standardsSubject(s)
Cell Phone/legislation & jurisprudence , Computers, Handheld/trends , Device Approval/legislation & jurisprudence , Electronics, Medical/legislation & jurisprudence , Physical Therapy Specialty , Australia , Cell Phone/trends , Computers, Handheld/legislation & jurisprudence , Electronics, Medical/trends , HumansABSTRACT
The academic medical center is faced with the unique challenge of meeting the multi-faceted needs of both a modern healthcare organization and an academic institution, The need for security to protect patient information must be balanced by the academic freedoms expected in the college setting. The Albany Medical Center, consisting of the Albany Medical College and the Albany Medical Center Hospital, was challenged with implementing a solution that would preserve the availability, integrity and confidentiality of business, patient and research data stored on mobile devices. To solve this problem, Albany Medical Center implemented a mobile encryption suite across the enterprise. Such an implementation comes with complexities, from performance across multiple generations of computers and operating systems, to diversity of application use mode and end user adoption, all of which requires thoughtful policy and standards creation, understanding of regulations, and a willingness and ability to work through such diverse needs.