scholarly journals “In the same Boat” – Considerations on the Partnership between Healthcare Providers and Manufacturers of Health IT Products and Medical Devices

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
B. Bergh
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Health It ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Key Factor

Summary Objectives To assess the current culture of cooperation between healthcare providers (HCPs) and the healthcare industry (HCI) in the domain of Health-IT and Engineering (HITE) and identify possible strategies for improvement. Methods Based on reports in the literature and personal experience, major challenges were identified, the current ways of cooperation defined and their relation to each other analyzed. ResultsFour main challenges were identified for both sides involving: products and functionality, integration of IT-Systems with each other and with medical devices, usability, visions and strategic management. None of the four defined cooperation categories cover all aspects of the challenges, but cooperation in small, dedicated groups appeared to provide the most advantages. An increased participation of HCPs in standardization activities is crucial either directly or indirectly via professional or scientific organizations. Conclusions Cooperation between provider management (hospitals, clinics or systems) and manufacturers of health IT products will be the key factor for success of the HCI while providing substantial benefits for providers. Both sides should invest heavily in such efforts.

Cardiovascular Disease in Spondyloarthritides

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Papagoras ◽  
Paraskevi V. Voulgari ◽  
Alexandros A. Drosos
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cardiovascular Death ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Treat To Target ◽  
Inflammatory Joint Diseases ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Risk Patients

The spondyloarthritides are a group of chronic systemic inflammatory joint diseases, the main types being ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Evidence accumulating during the last decades suggests that patients with AS or PsA carry an increased risk for cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular death. This risk appears to be mediated by systemic inflammation over and above classical cardiovascular risk factors. The excess cardiovascular risk in those patients has been formally acknowledged by scientific organizations, which have called physicians’ attention to the matter. The application by Rheumatologists of new effective anti-rheumatic treatments and treat-to-target strategies seems to benefit patients from a cardiovascular point of view, as well. However, more data are needed in order to verify whether anti-rheumatic treatments do have an effect on cardiovascular risk and whether there are differences among them in this regard. Most importantly, a higher level of awareness of the cardiovascular risk is needed among patients and healthcare providers, better tools to recognize at-risk patients and, ultimately, commitment to address in parallel both the musculoskeletal and the cardiovascular aspect of the disease.

Features of use in practical health care of the device «Multi-layer mat with an adhesive surface according to TA 32.50.50-009-21109965-2019, WITH ACCESSORIES»

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Viktor Yurievich Kozlov ◽  
Larisa Arkadyevna Karaseva
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Healthcare Professional ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Hospital Environment ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Adhesive Surface

A safe hospital environment should fully provide the patient and healthcare professional with the comfort and safety conditions that effectively address vital health needs. To this end, medical devices are manufactured for the healthcare industry to ensure the safety of the hospital environment for patients and medical workers [2, 3].

Connecting the clinical IT infrastructure to a service-oriented architecture of medical devices

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Björn Andersen ◽  
Martin Kasparick ◽  
Hannes Ulrich ◽  
Stefan Franke ◽  
Jan Schlamelcher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Service Oriented Architecture ◽  
Point Of Care ◽  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
It Infrastructure ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Clinical Environments ◽  
Integrated Operating Room ◽  
Ieee 11073

AbstractThe new medical device communication protocol known as IEEE 11073 SDC is well-suited for the integration of (surgical) point-of-care devices, so are the established Health Level Seven (HL7) V2 and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standards for the communication of systems in the clinical IT infrastructure (CITI). An integrated operating room (OR) and other integrated clinical environments, however, need interoperability between both domains to fully unfold their potential for improving the quality of care as well as clinical workflows. This work thus presents concepts for the propagation of clinical and administrative data to medical devices, physiologic measurements and device parameters to clinical IT systems, as well as image and multimedia content in both directions. Prototypical implementations of the derived components have proven to integrate well with systems of networked medical devices and with the CITI, effectively connecting these heterogeneous domains. Our qualitative evaluation indicates that the interoperability concepts are suitable to be integrated into clinical workflows and are expected to benefit patients and clinicians alike. The upcoming HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) communication standard will likely change the domain of clinical IT significantly. A straightforward mapping to its resource model thus ensures the tenability of these concepts despite a foreseeable change in demand and requirements.

scholarly journals IoT-Based Applications in Healthcare Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Bikash Pradhan ◽  
Saugat Bhattacharyya ◽  
Kunal Pal
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Healthcare Costs ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
The Internet Of Things ◽  
Insight Into

The last decade has witnessed extensive research in the field of healthcare services and their technological upgradation. To be more specific, the Internet of Things (IoT) has shown potential application in connecting various medical devices, sensors, and healthcare professionals to provide quality medical services in a remote location. This has improved patient safety, reduced healthcare costs, enhanced the accessibility of healthcare services, and increased operational efficiency in the healthcare industry. The current study gives an up-to-date summary of the potential healthcare applications of IoT- (HIoT-) based technologies. Herein, the advancement of the application of the HIoT has been reported from the perspective of enabling technologies, healthcare services, and applications in solving various healthcare issues. Moreover, potential challenges and issues in the HIoT system are also discussed. In sum, the current study provides a comprehensive source of information regarding the different fields of application of HIoT intending to help future researchers, who have the interest to work and make advancements in the field to gain insight into the topic.

Medical Device Regulation and Cybersecurity: Achieving ‘Secure by Design’ for Regulatory Compliance

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
William S ENNS-BRAY ◽  
Kim ROCHAT
Keyword(s):  
Medical Devices ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Regulatory Compliance ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Security Risks ◽  
The Past ◽  
Smart Hospitals ◽  
Personalized Health ◽  
Medical Device Regulation

The rapid evolution of information technology over the past 50 years is transforming our healthcare institutions from paper-based organizations into smart hospitals, a term now used by European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). These changes are also associated with the systematic reliance on medical devices by both patients and healthcare providers. While these devices have the potential to advance personalized health solutions and improving the quality and efficacy of care, they nevertheless present significant security risks and challenges throughout the healthcare sector.

PP206 Health Technology Assessment Guidance In The United Kingdom: Addressing Issues Specific To Medical Devices

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (S1) ◽  
pp. 26-26
Author(s):  
Scott Gibson ◽  
Sita Saunders ◽  
Amanda Hansson Hedblom ◽  
Maximilian Blüher ◽  
Rafael Torrejon Torres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Medical Technologies ◽  
The United Kingdom

IntroductionThe United Kingdom spends approximately GBP4.2 billion (USD5.6 billion; EUR4.7 billion) each year on medical devices, but healthcare providers receive little health technology assessment (HTA) guidance on cost-effective device procurement. Our objective was to assess the availability of HTA guidance for medical technologies and to identify key challenges related to the economic assessment of these technologies.MethodsNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence technology appraisal (TA) and Medical Technologies Evaluation Programme (MTEP) appraisals published online between November 2009 and October 2020 were identified. The “case for adoption” recommendation, type of devices, and critiques of economic analyses for each MTEP appraisal were extracted and categorized.ResultsIn comparison to 415 publicly available TAs for pharmaceuticals, only 45 medical technologies have been appraised through the MTEP. MTEP-submitted technologies can be categorized into diagnostic (7), monitoring (3), prophylaxis (5), therapeutic (28), and other (2). Furthermore, 11 were implants, seven were used by patients, and 27 had provider interaction. Major points of MTEP criticism were a failure to model cost consequences, training costs, and organizational impact. There was also the barrier of transferring costs across budgeting divisions.ConclusionsIn comparison to HTA guidance for pharmaceuticals, there is a dearth of medical device guidance. Therapeutic and implantable devices appear to be disproportionately overrepresented in the MTEP process. This may be because their appraisal is most akin to pharmaceuticals, for which HTA processes are well established. To encourage more HTAs of medical devices, HTA guidance should elaborate on issues specifically related to medical devices.

A Novel GS1 Data Standard Adoption Roadmap for Healthcare Providers

2013 ◽  
pp. 41-57
Author(s):  
Nebil Buyurgan ◽  
Ronald L. Rardin ◽  
Raja Jayaraman ◽  
Vijith M. Varghese ◽  
Angelica Burbano
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Healthcare Industry ◽  
Data Standards ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Standards Adoption ◽  
Expected Benefits ◽  
Flexible Foundation ◽  
Different Levels

The use of GS1 Data Standards is envisioned to improve the efficiency of the healthcare supply chain as it did for the retail supply chain. The healthcare industry, especially providers, acknowledges their potentials; however, there are misconceptions and lack of understanding the associated costs and expected benefits. This study presents an adoption roadmap for GS1 Data Standards at the provider level in healthcare industry. The developed roadmap is a result of systematic efforts at conducting extensive studies, examining the best practices, and interacting with industry leaders. The adoption roadmap includes different levels and sublevels to provide a flexible foundation for healthcare providers where alternative adoption paths will be available for their immediate needs and requirements. Sublevels have a recommended precedence structure to realize maximum gains from the adoptions. The feasibility and practicality of the developed roadmap has been validated by two pilot studies, which were conducted in collaboration with two hospital provider partners. The pilot studies helped identify potential benefits as well as roadblocks and barriers for different levels of GS1 Data Standards adoption. The results indicate that the adoption is not an easy process and may require many workarounds; however, the potential gains are significant.

A Case for Enterprise Interoperability in Healthcare IT

2014 ◽  
pp. 192-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Yuksel ◽  
Asuman Dogac ◽  
Cebrail Taskin ◽  
Anil Yalcinkaya
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Clinical Decision Support ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Medical Data ◽  
Physiological Status ◽  
Healthcare Applications ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Healthcare It

The PHR systems need to be integrated with a wide variety of healthcare IT systems including EHRs, electronic medical devices, and clinical decision support services to get their full benefit. It is not possible to sustain the integration of PHRs with other healthcare IT systems in a proprietary way; this integration has to be achieved by exploiting the promising interoperability standards and profiles. This chapter provides a survey and analysis of the interoperability standards and profiles that can be used to integrate PHRs with a variety of healthcare applications and medical data resources, including EHR systems to enable access of a patient to his own medical data generated by healthcare professionals; personal medical devices to obtain the patient’s instant physiological status; and the clinical decision support services for patient-physician shared decision making.

Computer Virus Models and Analysis in M-Health IT Systems

2016 ◽  
pp. 284-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stelios Zimeras
Keyword(s):  
Health Systems ◽  
Computer Virus ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Virus Spread ◽  
Health It ◽  
Epidemiological Models ◽  
Computer Viruses ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Long Time

Computer viruses have been studied for a long time both by the research and by the application communities. As computer networks and the Internet became more popular from the late 1980s on, viruses quickly evolved to be able to spread through the Internet by various means such as file downloading, email, exploiting security holes in software, etc. Epidemiological models have traditionally been used to understand and predict the outcome of virus outbreaks in human or animal populations. However, the same models were recently applied to the analysis of computer virus epidemics. In this work we present various computer virus spread models combined with applications to e-health systems.

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