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{"title":"Wearable pre-impact fall protection system: a scoping review","authors":"Yuwen Liu,&nbsp;Zheng Zhang,&nbsp;Yige Chen,&nbsp;Kexin Du,&nbsp;Weiguang Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101107","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101107","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To review wearable protective devices for individuals at high risk of falling and to analyze the feasibility of these wearable protective tools in reducing fall-related harm.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>A systematic search was conducted across 7 databases to identify studies that met the inclusion criteria for analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 31 studies were included. 28 studies involved the design of pre-impact fall protective devices, while 3 studies utilized commercially available products. The primary target population was the elderly, with some designed for children, blind person, and patients with craniocerebral disease. The wearing methods mainly included clothing, accessories, and protective gears. The protective areas primarily focused on the hip or head. The core components of these tools were airbags triggered by falls or protective layers made of special materials. 11 devices included emergency call systems. 7 studies conducted clinical trials for empirical, showing protective tools had certain effectiveness in mitigating injuries caused by falls, but some of these devices exhibit poor wearing comfort and compliance among users.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The targeted design of the application population and the design of wearable pre-impact fall protection system need to be further improved. The effectiveness of these devices in practical application needs to be verified by more clinical studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 6","pages":"Article 101107"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144913282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-clinical direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a scoping review of regulatory frameworks and issues","authors":"Natasha A. Bujang ,&nbsp;Chandrani Ghosh ,&nbsp;Kavitha Palaniappan ,&nbsp;Silke Vogel ,&nbsp;John C.W. Lim ,&nbsp;Wei Wei Tiong ,&nbsp;Adrian Sim ,&nbsp;Beatrice Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing (DTC-GT) provides consumers access to genetic tests without the mediation of healthcare professionals. This raises regulatory and ethical concerns including potential misinformation from company claims, especially in Singapore where DTC-GT is limited to non-clinical applications and is presently not regulated under health products regulations.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This scoping review aims to map non-clinical DTC-GT regulatory guidelines and compare data protection laws for genetic data to understand the regulatory landscape.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Online databases (PubMed, EBSCO, Springer, ScienceDirect, Embase, Web of Science, and SCOPUS) were used to identify papers published from 2000 onwards along with grey literature like websites and reports from Google searches.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Based on the scoping review, 35 publications were identified, comprising 19 regulations and guidelines, and 16 relevant articles. Our findings indicate that the regulatory landscape of DTC-GT lacks uniformity, with most jurisdictions without specific regulations for non-clinical DTC-GT. 7 jurisdictions were identified to have data protection laws concerning genetic data privacy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The review concluded that non-clinical DTC-GT is generally perceived as low-risk, resulting in minimal regulatory scrutiny across the surveyed regions. Despite the fundamental roles of informed consent and anonymisation of genetic data within existing frameworks for genetic data privacy, the regulation of non-clinical DTC-GT remains either limited or entirely absent due to its low-risk classification. Consequently, there is a significant need to enhance consumer health literacy, ensuring individuals are well-informed about GT services and are aware of the limitations and implications of data privacy risks. This approach is essential for safeguarding consumer interests in the evolving genetic testing landscape, as accuracy and reliability of these tests can be questionable, often leading to misinformation.</div></div><div><h3>Public Interest Summary</h3><div>This scoping review highlights that non-clinical DTC-GT often have minimal regulations because they are seen as low risk. However, the lack of specific regulations for how genetic data is collected, used, and shared poses privacy concerns. As genetic research technology advances, regulations should be adaptable and based on fundamental principles to keep up with these changes. It is also crucial to protect individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information. While there is no urgent need to regulate non-clinical DTC-GT that do not impact medical diagnoses, there is a growing concern about companies suggesting these tests have clinical importance without clear evidence. The best way forward is to implement strong consumer education programmes to help people understand","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 6","pages":"Article 101106"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145018605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital innovation readiness of Dutch healthcare organizations: an interview study with multiple stakeholders","authors":"Tom Brandsma ,&nbsp;Rogier van de Wetering ,&nbsp;Jol Stoffers","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Increasing healthcare organizations’ digital innovation readiness is crucial to ensuring future availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality of healthcare. This study identifies themes that contribute to the digital innovation readiness of healthcare organizations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A qualitative study was conducted using 17 semi-structured interviews among multiple stakeholders, clustered into 5 groups—academics, consultants, (top) managers (e.g., CIO/CEO), digital innovation managers, and primary care workers with digital innovation as a field of interest. Thematic analysis was used to analyze data.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Five themes that contribute to digital innovation readiness of healthcare organizations were identified—strategic guidance, organization, adaptive climate, leading digital innovation, and digital foundation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study identifies themes that contribute to digital innovation readiness of healthcare organizations, helping such organizations prepare to innovate using digital technologies. Future research should validate these themes and explore interrelationships among them.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 6","pages":"Article 101105"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A cross-sectional study regarding the knowledge, attitude and awareness about self-medication among Bangladeshi people","authors":"Md. Abu Bakar Siddique Jami ,&nbsp;Kushal Biswas","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100715","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2022.100715","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Self-medication is the use of medicinal products by the consumer which is not prescribed by a doctor. Self-medication practice (SMP) is widely adopted by the common people of developing countries like Bangladesh.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>It was a cross-sectional study. Primary data were collected by conducting an online survey. Data collection was carried out from April 2021 to September 2021. The subjects were a minimum of 15 years of age. From 35 districts of Bangladesh, a total of 322 people of different age groups, education levels, and economic classes participated in the survey.</div></div><div><h3>Result</h3><div>71% (229) of the respondents were 21-25 years of age. 66% were undergraduate students. Most of them were from middle class society and well-educated. 80% of the population said that they had purchased or taken medicines without any prescription. 57% of them said they do not consider self-medication a very safe practice although, 87% of the population had practiced self-medication at least once in the preceding year. Antipyretics (212), Analgesics (165), Drugs for Cold/Cough (197) and Anti-ulcer/Antacids (140) were the majority categories of medicines that were used mostly for self-medication. Nearly all (311) of them collect SMP medicine from pharmacy shops. Previous prescriptions (146), advice from family or friends (165) and Internet or other media (113) were common sources of information for their self-medication practice.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Self-medication practice is highly prevalent in Bangladesh. People are not aware enough about the possible negative outcomes of it. Therefore, regulatory laws should be implemented more strictly regarding buying and selling medicines.</div></div><div><h3>Lay Summary</h3><div>The rate of self-medication practice appears to be increasing in Bangladesh, due to a number of socioeconomic and lifestyle factors that include ready access to drugs, increased potential to manage certain illnesses through self- care, and greater availability of medicinal products. Self-medication is not only prevalent in Bangladesh, it is present at a catastrophic rate. This article shows the overall awareness level of people regarding SMP and other health issues, which medicines are commonly being bought by people and their sources of information.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 100715"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adoption of contact tracing app during pandemic: Users’ resistance behavior","authors":"Yogesh Bhatt ,&nbsp;Karminder Ghuman ,&nbsp;Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani ,&nbsp;Usama Awan","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100901","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100901","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The study investigates the key issues influencing different barriers resulting in user resistance toward adopting contact tracing smartphone apps launched to track COVID-19 infections.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Indian users’ experiences regarding the Aarogya Setu app for preventing the spread of COVID-19 were examined in two phases. In Phase I, online users’ comments available at the Google Play Store were qualitatively analyzed using open and axial coding. These codes were then used to create an implication matrix and hierarchical value maps to illustrate and interpret the relationships between issues, barriers, and user behavior. In Phase II, a supplementary empirical study, data was collected from users and non-users of the app through semi-structured telephone interviews and then qualitatively analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>By drawing on innovation resistance theory, the current study mapped a set of adoption barriers with three types of user resistance, i.e., postponement, opposition, and rejection. Rejection emerged as the most prominent consumer resistance behavior; usage barriers, functional risk, and value barriers related to the app's usage were the key drivers of this behavior. Postponement was the second most observed consumer resistance behavior. If usage barriers, functional risk, and value barriers of the app resulted in functional barriers toward adoption of the app, then image barrier was the key reason behind the psychological barrier.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Administrators and developers of future interventions need to be conscious of usage barriers, functional risks, and value barriers related to the app's usage through stakeholder engagement to secure broader and faster adoption of such apps to improve health information systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 100901"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142215669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining the influence of personal eHealth literacy on continuance intention towards mobile health applications: A TAM-based approach","authors":"Oscar Chidiebere Ukaegbu,&nbsp;Mingyue Fan","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101024","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101024","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Mobile health applications (MHAs) play a key role in modern healthcare delivery, yet understanding the factors influencing users' continuance intention towards these platforms remains a critical area of inquiry. This study investigates the influence of perceived e-Health literacy (PEHL) on users' trust, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use of MHAs, employing the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as a theoretical framework.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Structural equation modeling was employed to evaluate data collected from 430 participants in Nigeria. This approach facilitated a thorough assessment of the complex interconnections among Perceived e-health literacy, Perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, trust, and Continuance intention of MHAs. Through the application of statistical analyses within this framework, the study aimed to offer a rigorous examination of the data and extract significant findings.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Through this survey of MHAs users, path analysis reveals significant positive associations between PEHL and trust, perceived usefulness, and perceived ease of use, underscoring importance regarding individual competencies with shaping views of digital health resources. Moreover, trust emerges as a key mediator in the relationship between PEHL and users' continuance intention to use MHAs, highlighting its pivotal role in fostering sustained engagement with these platforms.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>The findings highlight the pivotal role of trust in fostering sustained engagement with MHAs. The results suggest that enhancing users' eHealth literacy can positively influence their trust and perceptions of usefulness and ease of use, which in turn can drive their intention to continue using these applications.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The study contributes to theoretical advancements in eHealth literature and offers practical insights for the design and implementation of MHAs to enhance user acceptance and engagement in digital healthcare ecosystems. The positive associations identified between PEHL, trust, and continuance intention underscore the need for strategies that enhance users' competencies and trust to ensure sustained use of MHAs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 101024"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Innovative approaches to strengthening health systems in LMIC's","authors":"Diana Frost ,&nbsp;Mufti Mahmud ,&nbsp;M.Shamim Kaiser ,&nbsp;David Musoke ,&nbsp;Paulette Henry ,&nbsp;Shariful Islam","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100970","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2024.100970","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>None.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 100970"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital health inclusion towards achieving universal health coverage for Bangladesh utilizing general practitioner model","authors":"Moinul H. Chowdhury ,&nbsp;Rony Chowdhury Ripan ,&nbsp;A.K.M. Nazmul Islam ,&nbsp;Rubaiyat Alim Hridhee ,&nbsp;Farhana Sarker ,&nbsp;Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam ,&nbsp;Khondaker A. Mamun","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100731","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100731","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Bangladesh's health care system, particularly in rural areas, experiences enormous obstacles in providing complete preventive and primary healthcare services due to the lack of adequate healthcare facilities, resource constraints, and a non-functional referral system. To alleviate these problems, in this study, we introduce the digital general practitioner (GP) model for rural Bangladesh, digital platforms and present a statistical analysis of the data that was gathered from the pilot project.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 12,746 people were provided regular health services during the pilot project, from all genders and age groups, and provided their socio-demographic and healthcare-related data. We analyzed healthcare-related data by carrying out both descriptive and inferential statistics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>By utilizing this digital GP model, rural residents can receive routine health screenings at their homes, identify health risks early, receive consultation and health education, and be referred to GP and upper-level health facilities as needed. We found that hypertension was more prevalent (4.84% of the served population), and cancer was the least prevalent of all the NCDs in the studied population (0.05% of the served population). The population for stroke, hypertension, diabetes increased until the 50–59 age range as age increased, following which the population proportion declined as age increased. Additionally, 3.96% of young females were severely malnourished, comparably higher proportion than young males (2.34%).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>NCDs such as hypertension, diabetes was prevalent among rural people. Necessary steps should be taken to raise preventive and primary healthcare awareness among rural people.</div></div><div><h3>Public interest summary</h3><div>The absence of proper healthcare facilities, resource constraints, and a non-functional referral system hamper Bangladesh's health care system's ability to provide comprehensive preventive and primary healthcare services in rural area. As a result, patients develop advanced ailments, including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and must seek treatment at an expensive specialty hospital. To resolve this issue, we introduce a digital GP model for rural Bangladesh, then show digital platforms that use the concept, and lastly summarize significant findings from the piloted digital GP model. By utilizing this digital GP model, rural residents can receive routine health screenings at their homes, identify health risks early, receive consultation and health education, and be referred to GP and upper-level health facilities as need. From our data analysis, we discovered high burden of NCDs such as hypertension and diabetes in the piloted area. Necessary steps should be taken to raise preventive and primary healthcare awareness among rural people.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 100731"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48926968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating the moderating effect of COVID-19 on Pakistan's healthcare sector","authors":"Saqib Mehmood ,&nbsp;Samera Nazir ,&nbsp;Jianqiang Fan (Vice Dean) ,&nbsp;Zarish Nazir (MS Scholar) ,&nbsp;Sana Nazir (MSs Scholar)","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2025.101040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically disrupted health service delivery, particularly in resource-limited countries such as Pakistan. This study aims to assess how Pakistan's healthcare infrastructure has adapted in response to the pandemic, focusing on governmental strategies, technology integration, and socioeconomic factors influencing public health outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>A stratified random sampling approach was employed, distributing 300 questionnaires to management and staff across hospitals in Punjab. The data collected were analyzed using PLS-SEM4 software to uncover the relationships among the variables of interest.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings reveal the complex impacts of the pandemic on healthcare delivery. Effective government regulations were identified as crucial in managing the crisis, while technology integration emerged as a key factor in enhancing healthcare services. Socioeconomic conditions were found to significantly affect public health outcomes, underscoring the interconnection of these components.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This study provides valuable insights for policymakers, healthcare professionals, and researchers aiming to strengthen the resilience of Pakistan's healthcare system. By applying resilience theory, public health policy theory, and complex adaptive systems theory, the research emphasizes the need for adaptability, effective governance, and systemic interconnection in addressing public health challenges. The implications extend globally, offering strategies to improve healthcare infrastructure during crises.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 101040"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"E-Prescription: A practical application of information and communications technology in perspective of Bangladesh","authors":"M. A. Khan,&nbsp;Md. Rabiul Islam,&nbsp;Asif Rahman,&nbsp;Afsana Mim,&nbsp;Rasel Ahmmed","doi":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100810","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hlpt.2023.100810","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>The healthcare management authorities are responsible for delivering convenient services to the patients. The traditional healthcare management system is quite old and impractical in many cases, including a physical visit. Additionally, the COVID-19 epidemic makes the existing system unattainable, which creates an uncomfortable situation for visiting doctor's chambers that is risky both for doctors and patients. An electronic-prescription (e-prescription) management system can switch the existing one to the online appointment and doctor consulting system. Many developed countries have already adopted such e-prescription management systems, although low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs) like Bangladesh are apathetic. So implementing e-prescription management systems in all countries, including Bangladesh, is the demand of time, especially when information and communication technologies (ICT) are at hand.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>We design, develop and test an ICT-based online doctor and patient management system utilizing the latest software and web development tools.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In the developed e-prescription management system, the patient can visit their profile to make an appointment according to their need and doctor's availability. After that, the patient consults with the doctor based on the appointment's approval by the admin panel. Finally, the patient receives an online e-prescription and collects the medicine from a registered pharmacy with access to the online e-prescription. The e-prescription management system records patient history, including e-prescription, making handling patients easy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The proper use of the developed e-prescription management system will solve many existing problems of the existing healthcare management system, including many concerns that arise due to the advent of COVID-19.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48672,"journal":{"name":"Health Policy and Technology","volume":"14 4","pages":"Article 100810"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134934267","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}