Emmanuel C. Jo

B4 School Check hearing screening and middle ear disease: a five-year analysis of prevalence and inequity

Thomas Barry Oliver, Alexia Searchfield, Emmanuel C. Jo, Alehandrea Manuel et autres

AIM: The B4 School Check includes hearing screening of four-year-old children in Aotearoa New Zealand. This study describes the prevalence and distribution of hearing loss, likely due to otitis media with effusion (OME), to determine if there is inequity in access to …

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Socio-economic deprivation and healthcare service use of young people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes

Warwick Bagg, Sasini Wijayaratna, Arier Chi-Lun Lee, Emmanuel C. Jo et autres

AIM: Lower socio-economic status (SES) is linked to greater morbidity in people with young-onset type 2 (T2D) and type 1 diabetes (T1D). We assessed healthcare utilisation from this population and the impact of SES. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of 1,350 people with T2D …

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Using national data to model the New Zealand radiation oncology workforce

Alex Dunn, Shaun A. Costello, Fiona Imlach, Emmanuel C. Jo et autres

INTRODUCTION: Demand for radiation therapy is expected to increase over time. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the radiation oncology workforce experiences high numbers of clinical hours but an intervention rate that is lower than in comparable countries, suggesting unmet treatment need. Accurate models on …

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Effects of a regional–rural immersion program in Northland, New Zealand, on returning to work in that region

Charlotte J. W. Connell, Warwick Bagg, Emmanuel C. Jo, Phillippa Poole

INTRODUCTION: It is well established that rural workforce outcomes are more likely among medical graduates who spend time training in non-urban areas; however, fewer studies have assessed whether graduates are more likely to return to the specific area where they undertook rural …

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Socioeconomic status and risk factors for complications in young people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Sasini Wijayaratna, Arier Chi-Lun Lee, Emmanuel C. Jo, Fiona Wu et autres

INTRODUCTION: Young people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) develop complications earlier than those with type 1 diabetes (T1D) of comparable duration, but it is unclear why. This apparent difference in phenotype could relate to relative inequality. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: 40 years, …

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A distance-based approach to rurality and remoteness in health: concept, methodology and correlates of a patient-centred health services spatial accessibility index.

Emmanuel C. Jo, Chris R. Lane, Keri McArthur, Fei Xu

AIM: To develop a distance-based index of patients' spatial accessibility to healthcare services as a quantifiable basis for analysing health services and health outcomes in urban, rural and remote locations. METHOD: A distance score was calculated based on each primary health organisation …

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Factors of quality of care and their association with smartphone based PHR adoption in South Korean hospitals

Byung Kwan Choi, Young‐Taek Park, Hyeoun‐Ae Park, Chris R. Lane et autres

BACKGROUND: Healthcare organizations have begun to adopt personal health records (PHR) systems to engage patients, but little is known about factors associated with the adoption of PHR systems at an organizational level. The objective of this study is to investigate factors associated …

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Can administrative health utilisation data provide an accurate diabetes prevalence estimate for a geographical region?

Wing C. Chan, Dean Papaconstantinou, Mildred Lee, Kendra Telfer et autres

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Constructing a Real-Time Prescription Drug Monitoring System

Young‐Taek Park, Youn Tae Lee, Emmanuel C. Jo

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this investigation was to demonstrate the possibility of the construction of a real-time prescription drug monitoring system (PDMOS) using data from the nationwide Drug Utilization Review (DUR) system in Korea. METHODS: The DUR system collects information on drug …

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Development of a Virtual Diabetes Register using Information Technology in New Zealand

Emmanuel C. Jo, Paul Drury

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to consider a Virtual Diabetes Registry System (VDR) and to investigate what it is and how it is used in New Zealand. New Zealand has specified diabetes mellitus (DM) as a national health priority. The …

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Current Status and Progress of Telemedicine in Korea and Other Countries

Jiyoung Oh, Young‐Taek Park, Emmanuel C. Jo, Sangmi Kim

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to review the current telemedicine of the Korea and the telemedicine of the other countries. METHODS: This study reviewed several documents on telemedicine and summarized the documents on the initiation of the telemedicine of the …

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Healthcare Utilization Monitoring System in Korea

Hyun Chul Shin, Young‐Taek Park, Youn Tae Lee, Emmanuel C. Jo

OBJECTIVES: It is important to monitor the healthcare utilization of patients at the national level to make evidence-based policy decisions and manage the nation's healthcare sector. The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) has run a Healthcare Utilization Monitoring System (HUMS) …

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