It is time to talk about people: a human-centered healthcare system

Examining vulnerabilities within our current healthcare system we propose borrowing two tools from the fields of engineering and design: a) Reason's system approach [1] and b) User-centered design [2,3]. Both approaches are human-centered in that they consider common patterns of human behavior when analyzing systems to identify problems and generate solutions. This paper examines these two human-centered approaches in the context of healthcare. We argue that maintaining a human-centered orientation in clinical care, research, training, and governance is critical to the evolution of an effective and sustainable healthcare system

Microscopic study of spin cut-off factors of nuclear level densities

Level densities and spin cut-off factors have been investigated within the microscopic approach based on the BCS Hamiltonian. In particular, the spin cut-off parameters have been calculated at neutron binding energies over a large range of nuclear mass using the BCS theory. The spin cut-off parameters sigma(2)(E) have also been obtained from the Gilbert and Cameron expression and from rigid body calculations. The results were compared with their corresponding macroscopic values. It was found that the values of sigma(2)(E) did not increase smoothly with A as expected based on macroscopic theory. Instead, the values of sigma(2)(E) show structure reflecting the angular momentum of the shell model orbitals near the Fermi energy

Statistical treatment of low-energy nuclear level schemes

The level density parameter and the back shift energy El. are determined for nuclei with A-values across the whole periodic table from fits to complete level schemes at low excitation energy near the neutron binding energies. We find that the energy back shift E, shows complicated behavior and depends, on the type of the nucleus, even-even, odd mass, and odd-odd. The spin cut-off factor has also been investigated for nuclei mentioned above. The results are compared with the previous results and different experimental data on level densities

Nuclear level density with non-zero angular momentum

The statistical properties of interacting fermions have been studied for various angular momentum with the inclusion of pairing interaction. The dependence of the critical temperature on angular momentum for several nuclei, have been studied. The yrast energy as a function of angular momentum for (28)Si and (24)Mg nuclei have been calculated up to 60.0 MeV of excitation energy. The computed limiting angular momenta are compared with the experimental results for (26)Al produced by (12)C+(14)N reaction. The relevant nuclear level densities for non-zero angular momentum have been computed for (44)Ti and (136)Ba nuclei. The results are compared with their corresponding values obtained from the approximate. formulas

Kaiser Permanente Internet of Things (IoT) Roadmap

The Internet of Things (IoTs) program has been the most successful program for any organization in order to analyze the data and use those data to build a successful company. The healthcare market has consistently grown over time due to population growth, high economic growth, and the availability of technology. This paper is developed about Kaiser Permanente one of the biggest healthcare organization in the US. This organization is not just a hospital; it’s a giant healthcare and insurance provider at the same time. The objective of this research is therefore to create a technology roadmap for the business to prioritize the characteristics of the product. The Kaiser Permanente’s technology roadmap is created by taking into account four variables, namely product characteristics, market drivers, resources, and technology. Also, these variables are mapped together to create a general roadmap for technology. The roadmap is also split into a time frame of short-term and long-term objectives