Automation Factors Influencing the Operation of IoT in Health Institutions: A Decision Support Methodology

Health institutions are adopting new technologies for their processes through automation by means of the concept of "Internet of Things" (IoT). Hence, offering innovative tools, applications and technology for the collection of key data and information, which is then integrated and consolidated, covering the different systems and their collaborators. The necessity of receiving quality medical services is essential in the public Policy of any country. The increasing demand for having an adequate number of medical specialists, pharmacies and medications stock, dental and mental health coverage and other, together with the minimization of the waiting list and patient care time have been a crucial concern. Under this context, it is valuable to redesign the processes planning and its coordination through the use of Information & Communications Technology (ICT) and IoT that unifies the systems. Based on previous research, the general purpose is to generate a system model to examine healthcare quality of service and corroborate its effectiveness in a real environment. The aim of this paper focus on the development of a decision support model to define key areas where the inclusion of IoT would sustain the efficiency in health care service. The research methodology is based on case study, integrating planning processes, data analysis, scoring method that interacts with multicriteria approach. A pilot case study is pursued in health institutions in Chile, determining critical factors and the current automation level system appraisal to generate actions of improvement in processes that show poor service quality. The results give rise to the development of an investment plan that can be converted into action plans for a health institution

Alternative Wireless Network Technology Implementation for Rural Zones

This paper describes a methodology that allows wireless networking allowing interconnection to the Internet through a Gateway, to interact and obtain products and services delivery. These Wireless Mesh Network(WMN), are based on routers which are programmed to work as nodes of a network. There are certain routers that allow the programming of its firmware to form network nodes. Communication is transmitted between nodes in the network and it is possible to cover long distances. The signal of a distant node, hop from node to node till reach the Gateway. This generates delays and congestion in the network. A path that contains nodes that make more faster connection to the Gateway can be designed as a solution. This is called a backbone, has a different channel frequency of the common nodes. The characteristics of these networks is its fast implementation and low cost. This make them useful for rural areas, for developing countries and remote regions

Decision Model for Assessing Healthcare ICT Support Implications: User Perception

This paper presents a multi-criteria decision model based upon user judgmentsto assist the evaluation process of an Information and Communication Technology(ICT) network system in health care to improve the quality of service (QoS).Measuring quality in health care services is not an easy task, as there are many competinggoals involved, human, economic, communications technology, governmentaland others. Integrating multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methodology withmodeling and simulation through Optimization Network Engineering Tool (OPNET)platform permit to characterize main ICT user and identify priority applications toexamine network QoS requirements and implications. The proposed approach permittedto identify the main users, to elaborate a profile and characterization of theICT support requirements according to their main daily task in answer to a servicerequirement. The results generate evidence related to the important factors effectingquality in hospital requirement as availability of services and the need for ubiquitousaccess to integrated information. The stakeholder interface perception and resourcesfor ICT network support are investigated through a case study for Chilean hospitals

Decision Support for Healthcare ICT Network System Appraisal

A framework to support the appraisal process to improve the quality of service (QoS) of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) network system in health care service is presented. Most of health-related activities stand to benefit from ICT endorsement; however, technical problems may appear, as an inadequate physical infrastructure, insufficient access by the user to the hardware/software communication infrastructure and QoS issues. The aim is to develop a prototype assessment model based on data collected from the main users of a health network system An evaluation process is carried out to analyze and assess the support of QoS of ICT, its infrastructure and user interface perception of the QoS offered through case study for hospitals in Chile. Performance has been evaluated by simulation and modelling network Architecture. The Optimization Network Engineering Tool (OPNET) simulation platform is used to examine the network behaviour and performance to ensure consistency and reliability for thousands of staff across the hospital network