Models of information systems devoted to medical-imaging labs: an experience in the CNR clinical physiology institute

At the end of the 1990s, the SPERIGEST project, supported by the Italian Health Ministry, and fully developed at the Institute of Clinical Physiology, established an operative integrated clinical and healthcare information system. Continuously evolving and dynamically optimising procedures and protocols solve problems of: harmonisation of instrumentation of different brands; management of multimedia data provided by different medical imaging labs; satisfaction of both clinical and research needs; legal and economical requirements; user-friendship of the system. A ten years experience shows positive approach by medical and healthcare operators, coordinated activity, higher efficiency, simplified procedures, major concentration on medical decision-making

Information systems for medical imaging labs: the experience of the CNR Clinical Physiology Institute

In the late 1990s the CNR Clinical Physiology Institute was entrusted with the "SPERIGEST" project, granted by the Italian Health Ministry. Among the technical challenges of the project, the following issues were faced: 1) the definition of a system architecture able to conjugate a centric view, as required by data integration needs, with flexibility and modularity in order to satisfy the different healthcare environments; 2) the creation of local information systems devoted to the management of each single laboratory activity; 3) the creation of a suitable network to exchange information both inside and outside the hospital; 4) the overcoming of safety and security issues in the treatment of healthcare data; 5) the data processing for extracting knowledge from the archived data and for supporting the diagnostic/treatment process; 6) the education of healthcare personnel; 7) the adoption of standards for both storage and distribution of data. An hospital information system was developed according to a three layers mode

Information systems for the management of clinical, administrative and government data of clinical imaging laboratories

Integrated network-based medical information systems are in continuous development an d evolution, furthered by the ongoing technology: the aim is to limit healthcare expend iture, while facing the increase of the demand of health services, as a result of the improvement of socialeconomic conditions, ageing of the population, and progress in medical knowledge and technologies. Today the discipline of OHealth Informaticso takes care of the design and the impleme ntation of information systems, to provide to the organization, processing, integration, storage, distribution and management, of the clinical and administrative data

Models of Information Systems devoted to Medical Imaging Labs: an experience in the CNR Clinical Physiology Institute

abstract for the paper presentation about the decennal experience at IFC on information systems developped for medical imaging labsabstract per la presentazione relativa alla decennale esperienza presso IFC sui sistemi informativi sviluppati per uso dei laboratori dedicati all\u27imaging clinico e di ricerca medic

Information Systems for the Management of Clinical, Administrative and Government Data of Clinical Imaging Laboratories

The integrated clinical and healthcare information system, developed at the CNR Clinical Physiology Institute, undergoes to updated and upgraded procedures and protocols, by solving problems of: harmonization of instrumentation of different brands; management of multimedial data provided by different medical imaging labs; satisfaction of both clinical and research needs as well as legal and economical requirements; user-friendship of the provided tools. Peculiar attention has been paid to the management of the laboratories devoted to biomedical imaging: medical and healthcare operators have coworked with engineers, to get a system able to guarantee coordinated activity, higher efficiency, simplified procedures, major concentration onto the medical decision-making issues, by supporting conventional techniques as well as new hybrid imaging technologies.Il sistema informativo per uso clinico e sanitario, sviluppato presso l\u27Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica del CNR, e\u27 in continuo aggiornamento e sviluppo di procedure e protocolli, che risolvano problemi relativi a: armonizzazione di strumentazione prodotta da diversi marchi commerciali e non; gestione dei dati multimediali forniti dai vari laboratori di imaging clinico; soddisfazione delle esigenze di ricerca e cliniche nonche\u27 deei requisiti di legalita\u27 ed economicita\u27; facilita\u27 d\u27uso degli strumenti proposti all\u27utente. Particolare attenzione e\u27 stata dedicata al "governo" dei laboratori di imaging medicale, e i vari operatori sanitari hanno collaborato con quelli tecnologici per realizzare un sistema capace di garantire un\u27attivita\u27 coordinata, piu\u27 elevata efficienza, procedure semplificate, maggiore concentrazione sulla "decisione" medica, sia dando sostegno alle tradizionali tecniche di acquisizione che alle innovative tecniche ibride

Experiência POP RUA: Implementação do “Saúde em Movimento nas Ruas” no Rio de Janeiro, um Dispositivo Clínico/Político na Rede de Saúde do Rio de Janeiro

Este texto tem função de expressar, apresentar e discorrer acerca da experiência do projeto “Saúde em Movimento nas Ruas”, também conhecido como ESF POP RUA. Este serviço serviu de modelo para as Equipes de Consultório na Rua do Ministério da Saúde. No ano de 2010, ano de sua implementação, se configurava como um serviço híbrido e inédito, serviço que reunia Atenção Básica em saúde, Saúde Mental e Redução de Danos. Desde sua implementação o serviço vem se constituindo como uma referência em saúde pública para população em situação de rua nas redes de políticas públicas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. A experiência é contada a partir da ótica do gerente técnico da equipe, em seu primeiro ano de implementação

Applicability of abrasive waterjet cutting to irradiated graphite decommissioning

Characterization, dismantling and pre-disposal management of irradiated graphite (i-graphite) have an important role in safe decommissioning of several nuclear facilities which used this material as moderator and reflector. In addition to common radiation protection issues, easily volatizing long-lived radionuclides and stored Wigner energy could be released during imprudent retrieval and processing of i-graphite. With this regard, among all cutting technologies, abrasive waterjet (AWJ) can successfully achieve all of the thermo-mechanical and radiation protection objectives. In this work, factorial experiments were designed and systematically conducted to characterize the AWJ processing parameters and the machining capability. Moreover, the limitation of dust production and secondary waste generation has been addressed since they are important aspects for radiation protection and radioactive waste management. The promising results obtained on non-irradiated nuclear graphite blocks demonstrate the applicability of AWJ as a valid technology for optimizing the retrieval, storage, and disposal of such radioactive waste. These activities would benefit from the points of view of safety, management, and costs

Modulation of the postural effects of cognitive load by hypnotizability

Aim of the experiment was to study whether cognitive load aVects postural control more in low (Lows) than in highly hypnotizable (Highs) subjects due to the latter\u27s greater attentional abilities. Standing Highs and Lows underwent an experimental session (closed eyes) consisting of a basal condition and of mental computation in an easy (stable support) and a diYcult (unstable support) postural condition. Variability [standard deviation (SD)] and complexity [sample entropy (SampEn)] of the movement of the centre of pressure (CoP), its mean velocity (Velocity), the area swept by the CoP (Area) and the ratio between the CoP trajectory length and area [length for surface (LFS)] were measured. Few hypnotizability-related diVerences were detected (reduction in the Highs\u27 SD and increases in the Lows\u27 LFS in the diYcult postural condition). Thus, the hypnotizability-related postural diVerences observed in previous studies during sensory alteration could not be accounted mainly by attentional abilities