Title :
Information system for the integrated management of a burn unit
Author :
Reina-Tosina, Javier ; Roa, Laura ; Caceres, J. ; Gómez-Cía, Tomás
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Group, Seville Univ., Spain
Abstract :
The integrated management of a hospital unit represents one of the most basic and important tasks which directly affect the operation of the unit. The application of information technologies can aid the design of optimal strategies in management, by providing services with greater efficiency, not only from the point of view of management, but specially in health care delivery. The design of an application that allows the integrated management of a burn unit is reported. Starting with the problems associated to the current procedures, technical solutions are found from the requirements demanded by the specialists. Results relative to the integrated management of the unit are set out
Keywords :
decision support systems; health care; medical information systems; workflow management software; burn unit; health care delivery; hospital unit; information system; information technologies; integrated management; optimal strategy design; technical solutions; Biomedical engineering; Engineering management; Hospitals; Information technology; Management information systems; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Picture archiving and communication systems; Public healthcare; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, 2000. Proceedings. 2000 IEEE EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6449-X
DOI :
10.1109/ITAB.2000.892350
