Systems Engineering Approach to Medical Automation

by Robin Felder

Overview

Medical automation is an emerging area that is bringing the efficiency tools and methods developed by our most successful corporations to the practice of medicine. Presenting a new systems engineering approach to controlling medical processes, this cutting-edge resource shows you how to reduce time, cost, and errors by at least 50%. The book offers you a solid understanding of medical automation principles and the latest applications in the field. You discover how computers and devices can be used to schedule personnel and services, and help maintain a just-in-time, lean, and more affordable medical services. You learn how to automate your pharmacy and laboratory services for maximum profit and minimum turnaround time. Moreover, this forward-looking book helps you determine how nanotechnology is evolving to solve difficult medical challenges.

This practical volume explains how hospitals are automating their pharmacy supply systems to reduce waiting time for medications and virtually eliminate mis-dosing, delayed dosing, or incorrect dosing of patients. The book also shows you how to automate your clinical laboratory, helping you decrease the need for rapid (or STAT) testing, eliminate the shortage of trained medical technologists, and increase profitability without the need to increase costs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596931640
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/30/2008
Series:	Artech House Series, Engineering in Medicine & Biology
Pages:	299
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 0.90(d)

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Table of Contents

Part I: Process Approach to Medical Automation.

Introduction to Process Automation Principles.

Process Management and Quality Control Tools.

Process Optimization Tools.

Process Automation Tools.

Medical Automation System Design and Integration.

Part II: Mathematical Modeling, Analysis and Control for Medical Automation.

Introduction to Methods for Mathematical Modeling.

Mathematical Modeling for Medical Automation.

Dynamics Analysis of Medical Automation Systems.

Advanced Control for Medical Automation Systems.

Application to Molecular Diagnosis Automation.

Part III: Applications of Medical Automation.

Laboratory Automation Systems and Components.

Pharmacy Automation Technologies.

Automation Technologies in the Operating Room.

Automation Technologies in the Supply Chain.

Automated Patient Monitoring in Intensive Care.

Telemedicine Technologies.

Automated In-Home Patient Monitoring.

Part IV: Communications and Information Technologies Supporting Medical Automation

Introduction to Connected Medicine (Wired and Wireless).

IT Networks, Data Management, and Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

Laboratory Management Information Systems (LIMS)