A Smart Card Based Software System for Surgery Specialties

2017 ◽  
pp. 394-409
Author(s):  
Nektarios Konstantopoulos ◽  
Vasileios Syrimpeis ◽  
Vassilis Moulianitis ◽  
Ioannis Panaretou ◽  
Nikolaos Aspragathos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Software System ◽  
Community Clinics ◽  
Architectural Model ◽  
Different Characteristics

This chapter presents a software system based on smart cards technology for recording, monitoring and studying patients of any surgery specialty (General Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, etc.). The system is also suitable for the computerization of any surgery specialty clinic and the respective surgical material repositories. Dynamic customization functions adapt the system to the different characteristics of the surgery specialties. Special customization is involved concerning implantable materials. The .NET platform and Java Cards used for the development of the system and the architectural model of the system are designed towards satisfying the basic integration and interoperability issues. The developed system is “doctor-friendly” because it is based on classifications and knowledge grouping used in every day clinical practice provided from medical experts on the field but is not intended to be a complete Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The major scope of this effort is the development of a system that offers a fast and easy installable, low cost solution in health environments still immature in adopting solutions based exclusively on Informatics and is designed to be installed in small Private Medical Consulting Rooms to Community Clinics, Health Centers, Hospital Surgery Departments till Central Health Organizations.

A Smart Card Based Software System for Surgery Specialties

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nektarios Konstantopoulos ◽  
Vasileios Syrimpeis ◽  
Vassilis Moulianitis ◽  
Ioannis Panaretou ◽  
Nikolaos Aspragathos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
General Surgery ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Software System ◽  
Community Clinics ◽  
Health Organizations ◽  
Architectural Model ◽  
Different Characteristics

This paper presents a software system based on smart cards technology for recording, monitoring and studying patients of any surgery specialty (General Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, etc). The system is also suitable for the computerization of any surgery specialty clinic and the respective surgical material repositories. Dynamic customization functions adapt the system to the different characteristics of the surgery specialties. Special customization is involved concerning implantable materials. The .NET platform and Java Cards used for the development of the system and the architectural model of the system are designed towards satisfying the basic integration and interoperability issues. The developed system is “doctor-friendly” because it is based on classifications and knowledge grouping used in every day clinical practice provided from medical experts on the field but is not intended to be a complete Electronic Medical Record (EMR). The major scope of this effort is the development of a system that offers a fast and easy installable, low cost solution in health environments still immature in adopting solutions based exclusively on Informatics and is designed to be installed in small Private Medical Consulting Rooms to Community Clinics, Health Centers, Hospital Surgery Departments till Central Health Organizations.

Differentiating Adopters and Non-adopters of Smart Cards: Comparative Analysis of Public, Private and Foreign Sector Banks in India

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-78
Author(s):  
Kamalpreet Kaur ◽  
Mandeep Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
Payment Systems ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
Reserve Bank ◽  
Financing Pattern ◽  
Indian Banks ◽  
Asset Quality ◽  
Different Characteristics

Progressive development in the field of information technology (IT) has brought in remarkable changes in the products as well as methods of payment and settlement system in the banking sector. In India, various types of payment systems are functioning apart from the traditional payment systems where the instruments are physically exchanged and settled manually. Smart cards are a new form of retail payment instrument, installed to facilitate retail transactions through electronic means. In 1999, the Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines to the banks regarding introduction and usage of smart cards. Smart cards are currently being issued by several banks in India which have tied up with Financial Information Network and Operations Ltd. (FINO). The IDBI bank has introduced its smart card called MoneySmart; Corporation Bank has issued CorpSmart; and Bank of India has issued its e-purse cards. PNB, SBI, ABN Amro, ICICI Bank, Bank of Baroda and some other banks have also launched smart card-based banking solutions (Kaur & Kaur, 2008). The main objective of this study is to identify the factors that may vary between the adopters and the non-adopters of smart cards in Indian banks. Banks that have adopted the cards may have different characteristics from those that have not yet adopted the cards. In other words, with the exploration of various characteristics of the banks, the study tries to differentiate between the adopter and non-adopter categories of the banks regarding smart cards with respect to their profitability, size, competitive advantage, efficiency, asset quality, financing pattern, diversification, cost of operations, etc. The empirical results evidently reveal that the banks providing smart cards differ in their characteristics from that of the banks that have not yet adopted it. It shows that the banks that adopted smart cards are larger in size, more efficient, pay lesser wages, and have more industry advantage and thus, in terms of some characteristics, outperform the non-adopter banks.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Portable Smart Card Based Attendance System

2021 ◽  
Vol 1012 ◽  
pp. 012046
Author(s):  
Vibin Mammen Vinod ◽  
Govindasamy Murugesan ◽  
V Mekala ◽  
S Thokaiandal ◽  
M Vishnudevi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Low Cost

scholarly journals Variation in brief treatment for substance use disorder: a qualitative investigation of four federally qualified health centers with SBIRT services

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis P. Watson ◽  
Monte D. Staton ◽  
Michael L. Dennis ◽  
Christine E. Grella ◽  
Christy K. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorder ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Brief Treatment ◽  
Federally Qualified Health Centers ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Cost Treatment ◽  
Future Work

Abstract Background Brief treatment (BT) can be an effective, short-term, and low-cost treatment option for many people who misuse alcohol and drugs. However, inconsistent implementation is suggested to result in BT that often looks and potentially costs similar to regular outpatient care. Prior research is also rife with inconsistent operationalizations regarding the measurement of BT received by patients. As such, there is a need to more explicitly identify and document variations in BT practice. Methods A qualitative investigation of BT in four Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) was undertaken as a sub study of a larger clinical trial. Researchers interviewed 12 staff (administrators and clinicians) involved in BT oversight, referral, or delivery within the four FQHCs. Data were analyzed following an inductive approach guided by the primary research questions. Results Findings demonstrate considerable differences in how BT was conceptualized and implemented within the FQHCs. This included a variety of ways in which BT was presented and described to patients that likely impacts how they perceive the BT they receive, including potentially not understanding they received substance use disorder treatment at all. Conclusions The findings raise questions regarding the validity of prior research, demonstrating more objective definitions of BT and fidelity checklists are needed to ensure integrity of results. Future work in this area should seek to understand BT as practiced among a larger sample of providers and the direct experiences and perspectives of patients. There is also a need for more consistent implementation, quality assurance guidelines, and standardized stage of change assessments to aid practitioners.

scholarly journals ANALISIS REGRESI SPASIAL DAN POLA PENYEBARAN PADA KASUS DEMAM BERDARAH DENGUE (DBD) DI PROVINSI JAWA TENGAH

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Inna Firindra Fatati ◽  
Hari Wijayanto ◽  
Agus M. Sholeh
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Regression ◽  
Spatial Models ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Spatial Effect ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Local Moran ◽  
Spatial Regression Analysis ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Central Java Province

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is one of the diseases that threaten human health. The cases of dengue fever in the district / city certainly has different characteristics, geographic condition, the potential of the region, health facilities, as well as other matters that lie behind them. Based on local moran index values are visualized through thematic maps, some area adjacent quadrant tends to be in the same group. There are two significant quadrant in describing the pattern of spread of dengue cases namely quadrant high-high and lowlow. This indicates a spatial effect on the number of dengue cases, so that the spatial regression analysis. Based on the value of  and AIC, autoregressive spatial models (SAR) is good enough to be used in modeling the number of dengue cases in the province of Central Java. Factors that influence the number of dengue cases Central Java province in 2015 is the number of health centers per 1000 population, the number of polindes per 1000 population, population density (X3), percentage of people with access to drinking water sustainable decent (X6), the percentage of water quality net free of bacteria, fungi and chemicals (X7), and the number of facilities protected springs (X8).

scholarly journals Validation of Ankle Strength Measurements by Means of a Hand-Held Dynamometer in Adult Healthy Subjects

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ancillao ◽  
Eduardo Palermo ◽  
Stefano Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Muscle Force ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ankle Dorsiflexion ◽  
Force Measurements ◽  
Optoelectronic System ◽  
Clinical Routine ◽  
Strength Assessment ◽  
Ankle Strength

Uniaxial Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD) is a low-cost device widely adopted in clinical practice to measure muscle force. HHD measurements depend on operator’s ability and joint movements. The aim of the work is to validate the use of a commercial HHD in both dorsiflexion and plantarflexion ankle strength measurements quantifying the effects of HHD misplacements and unwanted foot’s movements on the measurements. We used an optoelectronic system and a multicomponent load cell to quantify the sources of error in the manual assessment of the ankle strength due to both the operator’s ability to hold still the HHD and the transversal components of the exerted force that are usually neglected in clinical routine. Results showed that foot’s movements and angular misplacements of HHD on sagittal and horizontal planes were relevant sources of inaccuracy on the strength assessment. Moreover, ankle dorsiflexion and plantarflexion force measurements presented an inaccuracy less than 2% and higher than 10%, respectively. In conclusion, the manual use of a uniaxial HHD is not recommended for the assessment of ankle plantarflexion strength; on the contrary, it can be allowed asking the operator to pay strong attention to the HHD positioning in ankle dorsiflexion strength measurements.

scholarly journals DYSKIMOT: An ultra-low-cost inertial sensor to assess head’s rotational kinematics in adults during the Didren-Laser Test

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renaud Hage ◽  
Christine Detrembleur ◽  
Frédéric Dierick ◽  
Laurent Pitance ◽  
Laurent Jojczyk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Inertial Sensor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Optoelectronic System ◽  
Qualitative Level ◽  
Cervical Motion ◽  
Head Rotations

Various noninvasive measurement devices can be used to assess cervical motion. Size, complexity and cost of gold-standard systems make them not suited in clinical practice, and actually difficult to use outside dedicated laboratory. Nowadays, ultra-low-cost inertial measurement units are available but without any packaging nor user-friendly interface. DYSKIMOT is a home- designed, small-sized, motion sensor based on the latter technology, aiming at being used by clinicians in “real-life situations”. In the present study. DYSKIMOT was compared with a gold- standard optoelectronic system (Elite). Our goal was to evaluate the accuracy of DYSKIMOT in assessing the kinematics in fast head rotations. Kinematics was simultaneously recorded by the DYSKIMOT and Elite systems during the execution of the DidRen Laser test and performed by 15 participants and 9 patients. Kinematic variables were computed from the position, speed and acceleration time series. Two-way ANOVA, Passing-Bablok regressions and Dynamic Time Warping analysis showed good to excellent agreement between Elite and DYSKIMOT, both at the qualitative level of the time series shape and at the quantitative level of peculiar kinematical events’ measured values. In conclusion, DYSKIMOT sensor is as relevant as a gold-standard system to assess kinematical features during fast head rotations in participants and patients, demonstrating its usefulness in clinical practice or research in ecological environment.

scholarly journals Smart health cards or health smart cards?

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Business Case ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
Easy Access ◽  
Health And Social Services ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Government

THERE IS PLENTY OF ACTIVITY throughout the world focusing on encrypting personal health (and other) information on credit card-sized plastic ?smart? cards. These cards are embedded with a computer chip and could provide easy access to essential health information. As with many new technologies, there is debate about smart cards in health. In July 2004 the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing at that time, the Hon Tony Abbott, announced that ?Australians will have access to a new Medicare smart card as part of the government?s electronic health agenda to improve the quality and accessibility of patient information across the health system?.1 This led to the introduction of the Health and Social Services smart card initiative. The business case for this initiative suggested that this card could replace around 17 government issued ?health? cards, while improving proof of identify arrangements.2 While in opposition, the Labor Party opposed the notion of the smart card, claiming it was an identity card by stealth,3 and at the time of writing, it appears that the health smart card has been put on the backburner while the Government sorts out the priorities. In this issue, Mohd Rosli and his Melbourne colleagues report on a study of patient and staff perceptions about health smart cards (page 136). In this study, 270 emergency department patients and 92 staff completed self-administered questionnaires. The findings among patients and staff generally supported the introduction of smart cards with the majority reporting that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages. The majority of the respondents indicated that the cards should be brought into use, and that they would use one if offered. However, the study did find that a large proportion of staff and patients were not aware of health smart cards at all. A fundamental change in the structure of our relationship with the government had been proposed through the Health and Social Services smart card initiative, and yet the findings of this study suggest that the Australian public was ill prepared to discuss the implications. Where is the information sharing, the discussion and the debate that can help shape our health care system for the future? In our last issue of 2008 we included a call for student papers. I would like to remind all readers of this important initiative, reproduced overleaf, as I believe this is an effective way to begin to encourage the necessary discussion and debate.

Extraction of an Architectural Model for Least Privilege Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-44
Author(s):  
Bernard Spitz ◽  
Riccardo Scandariato ◽  
Wouter Joosen
Keyword(s):  
Software Architecture ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Software System ◽  
Task Execution ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Prototype Tool ◽  
Least Privilege ◽  
Architectural Model ◽  
Execution Model

This paper presents the design and implementation of a prototype tool for the extraction of the so-called Task Execution Model directly from the source code of a software system. The Task Execution Model is an essential building block for the analysis of the least privilege violations in a software architecture (presented in previous work). However, the trustworthiness of the analysis results relies on the correspondence between the analyzed model and the implementation of the system. Therefore, the tool presented here is a key ingredient to provide assurance that the analysis results are significant for the system at hand.

scholarly journals Citywide Metro-to-Bus Transfer Behavior Identification Based on Combined Data from Smart Cards and GPS

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 3597 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zilin Huang ◽  
Lunhui Xu ◽  
Yongjie Lin ◽  
Pan Wu ◽  
Bin Feng
Keyword(s):  
Data Fusion ◽  
Smart Card ◽  
Smart Cards ◽  
P Value ◽  
Gps Data ◽  
Fusion Method ◽  
Transfer Time ◽  
Time Threshold ◽  
Smart Card Data ◽  
Combined Data

The aim of this study is to develop a fast data fusion method for recognizing metro-to-bus transfer trips based on combined data from smart cards and a GPS system. The method is intended to establish station- and time-specific elapsed time thresholds for overcoming the limitations of one-size-fits-all criterion which is not sufficiently convincing for different transfer pairs and personal characteristics. Firstly, a data fusion method with bus smart card data and GPS data is proposed to supplement absent bus boarding information in the smart card data. Then, a model for identifying metro-to-bus interchange trips is derived based on two rules about maximal allowable transfer distance and elapsed transfer time threshold. Finally, in tests that used half-monthly field smart card data and GPS data from Shenzhen, China, the results recognized by the proposed method were more consistent with the actual surveyed group transfer time with a P value of 0.17 determined by Mann–Whitney U test. The comparison analysis showed that the proposed method can be widely applied to successfully identify and interpret metro-to-bus interchange behavior beyond a static transfer time threshold of 30 min.

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