CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

Local Literature and Studies

District Health Board recordkeeping is now subject to the requirements of the Public
Records Act 2005, which requires an adequate and auditable regime to be in place by 2010.
Systems for the management of clinical records need only minor modification for compliance, as
legislation has applied in this area for some time, but there is considerable work to be done to
bring the management of non-clinical records up to standard.
Systematic identification and arrangement of business activities and records improves efficiency,
and reduces costs. There is also an opportunity to build on the investment in other initiatives
which will change the way the DHB works and the way information is managed (New Regional
Hospital; Service Redesign; EHR; PACS; Oracle).
In September 2006 the Executive Management Team approved implementation of a Records
Management Programme. This decision recognizes the need to change from the current state
where systems for managing corporate information are not subject to consistent controls,
individual systems are failing under pressure, there is no system integration enabling sharing of
information, vital documents are lost or overlooked, and much time is wasted on searching for
information and on duplication of work.

RECORD-KEEPING SYSTEMS ADOPTION BY LOUISIANA DAIRY FARMERS

Elisabeth Grisham
August 2007
This study will examine the adoption rates of several technologies (including computerized
records, DHIA production records and internet technologies) by dairy farmers in Louisiana. This
study will determine which farmers are adopting the technologies and to what extent they are
adopting the technologies. This study focuses on record-keeping systems because of their
importance to farm management and their relative ease of adoption. Without an accurate idea of
what is happening on the farm, farmers cannot make the best decisions that will lead to
maximum profit (or utility). If farmers do not know their break-even point or have a good idea of
their financial standing, they might stay in production for too long, accumulate large amounts of
debt, and have to sell out at a later point, therefore losing much of the equity they had
accumulated in their farm assets.
Mapcentral is the Philippines' first map based-website. It was launched by Cybersoft in 2001 to
allow users to locate places, streets, landmarks, business establishments and other points-ofinterest throughout the Philippines.

Registered users can add their own points on the map and share these with friends.
Mapcentral, your first Philippine map online.