DocumentCode
42297
Title
What Is an Intelligent Hospital?: A place where technology and design converge to enhance patient care.
Author
Frisch, Paul
Author_Institution
Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, USA
Volume
5
Issue
6
fYear
2014
fDate
Nov.-Dec. 2014
Firstpage
10
Lastpage
15
Abstract
Simply put, an intelligent hospital is one that works better and smarter. It?s better because it?s resourceful, creative, and perceptive about what patients and doctors need, and it?s smarter because it?s astute and inventive when it comes to weaving together diverse technologies to enhance patient care. Driven not only by new regulatory requirements but by financial constraints and reductions in staff that require us to do more with less, institutions must now reevaluate their operational processes at all levels. And, while technology is important in an intelligent hospital, it?s not the only focus. Facility design is also critical, including infrastructure and room design conducive to optimizing the management of patients, supplies, and devices.
Keywords
Biomedical monitoring; Electronic medical records; Health information management; Hospitals; Intelligent structures; Internet; Mobile communication; Patient monitoring; Real-time systems; Telecommunication services; Telemedicine; Wireless networks;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Pulse, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2154-2287
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MPUL.2014.2355297
Filename
6955917
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