A systems methodology for the development and evaluation of a telematic home haemodialysis service

Author

Carson, Ewart ; Cramp, Derek ; Datnige, A. ; Koutsikos, Dimitris ; Murley, David ; Morgan, Alastair ; Vavatsikos, Thanassis

Author_Institution

Centre for Meas. & Inf. in Med., City Univ., London, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1997

Firstpage

907

Abstract

The advent of telematic technology offers the prospects of developing home haemodialysis as a viable treatment for end-stage renal disease. In this paper, the role of systems methodology in devising such a service is discussed. It is shown how systems modelling enables the problem to be analysed, user requirements to be identified, the system architecture to be specified and a basis provided for evaluation. The approach adopted to system evaluation is described and a framework is produced. The current status and key issues are discussed

Keywords

blood; home computing; kidney; medical computing; patient treatment; systems engineering; telemedicine; end-stage renal disease treatment; problem analysis; service evaluation; system architecture specification; system evaluation; systems methodology; systems modelling; telematic home haemodialysis service; telemedicine; user requirements identification; Centralized control; Communication system control; Diseases; Hospitals; Medical services; Medical treatment; Patient monitoring; Remote monitoring; Telematics; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4262-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757815

Filename

757815