scholarly journals Digitally Enabled Health Service for the Integrated Management of Hypertension: A Participatory User-Centred Design Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12442
Author(s):  
Vincenzo De De Luca ◽  
Vanja Lazic ◽  
Strahil Birov ◽  
Klaus Piesche ◽  
Ozan Beyhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Health Care Organisation ◽  
Care Organisation ◽  
It Systems

This article describes a user-centred approach taken by a group of five procurers to set specifications for the procurement of value-based research and development services for IT-supported integrated hypertension management. The approach considered the unmet needs of patients and health systems of the involved regions. The procurers established a framework for requirements and a solution design consisting of nine building blocks, divided into three domains: service delivery, devices and integration, and health care organisation. The approach included the development of questionnaires, capturing patients’ and professionals’ views on possible system functionalities, and a template collecting information about the organisation of healthcare, professionals involved and existing IT systems at the procurers’ premises. A total of 28 patients diagnosed with hypertension and 26 professionals were interviewed. The interviewees identified 98 functional requirements, grouped in the nine building blocks. A total of nine use cases and their corresponding process models were defined by the procurers’ working group. As result, a digitally enabled integrated approach to hypertension has been designed to allow citizens to learn how to prevent the development of hypertension and lead a healthy lifestyle, and to receive comprehensive, individualised treatment in close collaboration with healthcare professionals.

A Dynamic Investment Model with Profit-Sharing in an Interest-Free Economy

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-127
Author(s):  
Zaidi Sattar
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Investment ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Profit Sharing ◽  
Comparative Statics ◽  
Investment Model ◽  
Financial Contracts ◽  
Endogenous Variables ◽  
Rate Of Profit ◽  
Component Models

The present paper is a contribution to the building blocks of an investmentmodel within the framework of an integrated macroeconomic model of anIslamic economy. Investment behavior in the model is guided by an Islamicethicalvalue system and profit-sharing financial contracts. The typical firm’sinvestment decision is believed to emerge from a dynamic inter-temporalmaximization exercise within an infinite time horizon. The method of Calculusof Variations is applied to arrive at the optimal investment and employmentcriteria for the firm. The result is then incorporated into a macroeconomicmodel to study the behavior of key endogenous variables like national incomeand the rate of profit-share. Comparative statics exercised within a generalequilibrium framework reveal the potency of monetary policy but the neutralityof fiscal policy with respect to output and employment.IntroductionThe past decade has witnessed a tremendous outpouring of interest aswell as effort in the formalization of economic models based on profit-sharingfinancial arrangements as an Islamic alternative to the conventional interestbasedeconomic system. Several macroeconomic models for interest-freeeconomies have been proposed (Anwar 1987; Habibi 1987; Metwally 1981& 1983). The rigor of an integrated approach to such macroeconomic modelhgdepends on the rigor of the component models, namely, the consumption,investment, monetary, and fiscal relationships. Economists have writtenextensively on different aspects of consumer behavior in Islamic societies.Kahf (1978) and Khan (1984), among others, have contributed to the conceptualand analytical formulation of the consumption function under ...

Urban drainage redefined: from stormwater removal to integrated management

2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 61-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Chocat ◽  
P. Krebs ◽  
J. Marsalek ◽  
W. Rauch ◽  
W. Schilling
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
Urban Drainage ◽  
Wastewater Systems ◽  
Adaptive Water Management ◽  
Receiving Waters ◽  
The Many

Even though urban drainage has been practised for more than 5000 years, many challenges arising from growing demands on drainage still remain with respect to runoff quantity and quality; landscape aesthetics, ecology and beneficial uses; and operation of existing urban wastewater systems. Further advances can be achieved by adopting an integrated approach, optimal operation of the existing infrastructure, advanced pollution and runoff source controls, improved resilience of receiving waters, and adaptive water management. The specific research needs include new technologies and strategies for stormwater management, advanced treatment of urban wet-weather effluents, and tools for analysis and operation of drainage systems. High diversity of demands on, and region/site specific conditions of, urban drainage shapes the role of urban drainage experts – as mediators among the many stakeholders and fields involved.

scholarly journals Aspects of healthcare efficiency in the framework of ensuring the longevity of the population and socio-demographic security of the region

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Natalya Krivenko ◽  
Daria Epaneshnikova
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Integrative Model ◽  
Medical Care Cost ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Regional Health Care ◽  
Public Policy Implementation

The article considers modern demographic trends, in the conditions of medical care cost increasing and aging of the population. The expediency of studying aspects of health care efficiency is justified. The relationship and mutual influence of changes in the country’s economy and changes in the health care system are revealed. The problems of preserving the health of the population are considered comprehensively, taking into account the influence of environmental factors, behavioral factors and attitudes to human health, the effectiveness of public policy implementation and the effectiveness of the health system. An integrative model for evaluating the effectiveness of regional health care is proposed based on an integrated approach aimed at improving the population health and ensuring social and demographic security of the region. The integrative model is adapted on the example of the Sverdlovsk region. In dynamics for 2008-2018, improved medical and demographic indicators and high effects were achieved as a result of comprehensive measures to neutralize factors that have a negative impact on the health of the population, promotion and implementation of healthy lifestyle, strengthening state support for the industry, and the successful functioning of regional health care.

Research on the Use of Integrated Management Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Cristina Petronela Simion ◽  
Traian Valeriu Popescu ◽  
Mirona Ana Maria Popescu ◽  
Andreea Maria G. Militaru
Keyword(s):  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Integrated Management Systems

Many organizations have adopted or are adopting standards and / or specifications of management systems, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, ISO / IEC 27001, ISO 22000, and ISO / IEC 20000, out of necessity or to align with trends. Unfortunately, it often results in a set of independent systems, with different goals and objectives. These fragmented systems are often documented in non-uniform styles, are under the control of different people and are audited separately. Integrated management systems (IMS) allow management to establish directions for the effective and efficient fulfillment of the organization's objectives. From managing employee needs to study the performance of competitors, encouraging good practice, and minimizing risk and maximizing resource utilization, the integrated management system approach can help the organization meet its strategic business objectives. Integration must be planned and implemented in a structured way. Many organizations have adopted the standards of the management system due to external pressures, following customer requests to implement a quality standard or external requirements to introduce an environmental system, and / or occupational health and safety [2]. On the other hand, the integration of management systems has beneficial effects on the whole business. Therefore, the first concern must be to understand the needs of the business, correlated with the mission and vision of the organization. In order to respond to the growing interest in an integrated approach to management systems and organizational risk management, the first step an organization must take is to define the common requirements of management systems. The authors aim in this article to present the advantages brought by IMS by their correct implementation within organizations. A review of the current integrated management systems is carried out and the problems that arise during use are exposed. The research includes a guide of good practices from the start to the end of an IMS implementation. Thus, the use of synergies and the integration of resources allows the creation of an efficient and simplified management system. Processes and procedures are viewed from several angles, in order to identify and optimize the IMS implementation process in order to obtain positive results.

Efficacy of Potential Control Agents Against Rosellinia necatrix and Their Physiological Impact on Avocado

Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phinda Magagula ◽  
Nicky Taylor ◽  
Velushka Swart ◽  
Noëlani van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Integrated Management ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Persea Americana ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Rosellinia Necatrix ◽  
Potential Control ◽  
Greenhouse Trial

Rosellinia necatrix is the causal agent of white root rot (WRR), a fatal disease affecting many woody plants, including avocado (Persea americana). As with other root diseases, an integrated approach is required to control WRR. No fully effective control methods are available, and no chemical or biological agents against R. necatrix have been registered for use on avocado in South Africa. Fluazinam has shown promising results in the greenhouse and field in other countries, including Spain. The current study aimed to investigate the potential of a fumigant, chloropicrin, and biological control agents (B-Rus, Beta-Bak, Mity-Gro, and Trichoderma) against R. necatrix both in vitro and in vivo as compared with fluazinam. In a greenhouse trial, results showed that Trichoderma and B-Rus were as effective as fluazinam at inhibiting R. necatrix in vitro and suppressed WRR symptoms when applied before inoculation with R. necatrix. In contrast, Mity-Gro and Beta-Bak failed to inhibit the pathogen in vitro and in the greenhouse trial, despite application of the products to plants before R. necatrix infection. Fluazinam suppressed WRR symptoms in plants when applied at the early stages of infection, whereas chloropicrin rendered the pathogen nonviable when used as a preplant treatment. Plants treated with Trichoderma, B-Rus, and fluazinam sustained dry mass production and net CO2 assimilation by maintaining the green leaf tissues despite being infected with the pathogen. This study has important implications for the integrated management of WRR.

Tool Based Integration of Requirements Modeling and Validation into Business Process Modeling

2014 ◽  
pp. 285-309
Author(s):  
Sven Feja ◽  
Sören Witt ◽  
Andreas Speck
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Software Systems ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Level Of Abstraction ◽  
Textual Representations ◽  
Model Driven Software Development ◽  
The One

Business process models (BPM) are widely used for specification of software systems, as the basis for model driven software development. Hence, it is crucial to ensure that these BPMs fulfill the requirements they have to comply with. These requirements may originate from various domains. Many may be considered non-functional requirements. They are affecting privacy, security, as well as compliance or economic aspects. In order to avoid error-prone manual checking, automated checking techniques should be applied wherever possible. This requires expressing requirements in a formal manner. The common textual representations for such formal requirements are not well accepted in the modeling domain, since they are settled on a lower level of abstraction, compared to BPMs. In this chapter, the authors present the Business Application Modeler (BAM), which integrates formal requirement specification and automated checking with process modeling. On the one hand BAM supports different notations for process modeling. On the other hand a graphical notation, called G-CTL, for the formal specification of requirements is provided. G-CTL is based on temporal logic, and statements are expressed on the level of abstraction of the graphical process models. Furthermore BAM provides the ability to define selective views on process models. This allows complex domain specific annotations of processes as well as the assignment of responsibilities regarding functional domains. Moreover, BAM integrates into common requirements engineering processes.

A Method for Eliciting Goals for Business Process Models based on Non-Functional Requirements Catalogues

2013 ◽  
pp. 226-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evellin Cardoso ◽  
João Paulo A. Almeida ◽  
Renata S. S. Guizzardi ◽  
Giancarlo Guizzardi
Keyword(s):  
Business Process ◽  
Process Modeling ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Business Process Modeling ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Business Process Models ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Goal Models

While traditional approaches in business process modeling tend to focus on “how” the business processes are performed (adopting a behavioral description in which business processes are described in terms of procedural aspects), in goal-oriented business process modeling, the proposals strive to extend traditional business process methodologies by providing a dimension of intentionality to business processes. One of the key difficulties in enabling one to model goal-oriented processes concerns the identification or elicitation of goals. This paper reports on a case study conducted in a Brazilian hospital, which obtained several goal models represented in i*/Tropos, each of which correspond to a business process also modeled in the scope of the study. NFR catalogues were helpful in goal elicitation, uncovering goals that did not come up during previous interviews prior to these catalogues’ use.

Exploring the Systematic Business Model Innovation

2020 ◽  
pp. 414-435
Author(s):  
Tsung-Yi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Design Support System ◽  
Designed Environment ◽  
Knowledge Support ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Innovation Approach

An electronic-based business model (BM) is the new paradigm in business model innovation (BMI). In order to adapt to an ever-changing and extremely volatile Internet environment, an enterprise needs a systematic approach and tools to improve its existing business model or create a new one. This study analyzes the issues and system requirements for collaborative business model innovation relating to (1) BM design, (2) BM innovative system design, and (3) moral and intellectual property. Focusing on level (1) BM design, this study develops a systematic business model innovation approach based on the business model canvas (BMC) with nine building blocks and integrates the innovation radar (IR) with twelve key dimensions. Based on level (2), the study proposes a suitable collaborative BMI environment to enable the planning of a BM innovative design support system through virtual innovation teams (VITs), and to understand the system's functional requirements. Using the designed environment, this study develops the architecture of a BM knowledge support service environment based on cloud technology. To verify the proposed method, a bookstore is used as a case study. This study engages in innovative research in order to design a conceptual and systematic BMI approach.

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