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Workflow and Framework for Collecting and Implementing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Data in the Management of Heart Failure Patients

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Embedded ubiquitous services on hospital information systems.

Tomohiro Kuroda, Hiroshi Sasaki, Takatoshi Suenaga

IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine : a Publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

|August 3, 2012

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Embedding clinical systems into Hospital Information Systems (HIS) enhances productivity. This approach integrates medical devices like echographs into HIS, paving the way for disruptive innovations in healthcare.

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Workflow and Framework for Collecting and Implementing Point-of-Care Ultrasound Data in the Management of Heart Failure Patients

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Published on: July 12, 2024

Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering

Background:

Hospital Information Systems (HIS) provide extensive computational power and network infrastructure.
Modern medical devices are essentially computer systems with internal networks.
Integrating medical devices into HIS can leverage existing hospital infrastructure.

Purpose of the Study:

To design and develop embedded systems for integrating medical devices into HIS.
To evaluate the impact of embedding clinical systems into HIS on productivity.
To explore the potential for disruptive innovation through HIS integration.

Main Methods:

Designed and developed a ubiquitous echograph system.
Developed a networked digital camera system.
Integrated these systems into a Hospital Information System by replacing internal buses with local area networks.

Main Results:

The developed embedded systems demonstrated successful integration of medical devices into HIS.
Evaluations showed a drastic increase in productivity within the clinical field.
The approach transforms clinical systems into pluggable units for the HIS.

Conclusions:

Embedding existing clinical systems into HIS is a viable approach for enhancing productivity.
This integration facilitates the development of pluggable medical devices.
The combination of integrated systems and tailored software can drive disruptive innovation in healthcare.