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Open Source Implementation of the NIST HealthCare Standards Landscape

June 26, 2006
Author(s)
Hai C. Tang, Roy S. Morgan, Thomas R. Rhodes, Clement Ridoret
… The NIST HealthCare Standards Landscape (HCSL) web site is a project … repository of information (called "Landscape") on healthcare informatics standards and other related … navigate the web site, search and retrieve information on healthcare standards, on their development organization(s), …

NIST Focuses Attention on Clinical Informatics and Healthcare IT Standards

February 1, 2007
Author(s)
Sharon J. Kemmerer
… in their Sept-Dec 2005 magazine that highlighted NIST's healthcare work through the Manufacturing Extension … article provides further example in what NIST is doing for healthcare in informatics, healthcare-related standards initiatives, and within the … clinical informatics, health care, healthcare, healthcare standard, HIBCC, nationwide health …

Healthcare Information Standards & Testing: A Concept Paper

September 1, 2002
Author(s)
Lisa J. Carnahan, Lynne S. Rosenthal
… by preliminary discussions between NIST and members of the healthcare community who are impacted by the use of emerging … included the current state of standards work in the healthcare community, the requirements for security, … critical need for information interoperability to provide healthcare information and clinical care. Participants of the …

Caring: An Undiscovered Super "Ility" of Smart Healthcare

October 28, 2016
Author(s)
Nancy Laplante, Phillip Laplante, Jeff Voas
… the Internet of Things, data analytics, and others for healthcare, a critical problem is emerging: the potential … technology and caring has been discussed for many years by healthcare providers, particularly nurses. While these … from the patient, essentially removing the "care" from "healthcare." In this work we introduce the notion of "caring" …

Building Caring Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Things

February 22, 2017
Author(s)
Phillip Laplante, Mohamad Kassab, Nancy Laplante, Jeff Voas
… The nature of healthcare and the computational and physical technologies … structured approach for describing Internet of Things for healthcare systems. We illustrate the approach for three use … Internet of Things, healthcare, security, privacy, safety, caring … Building Caring Healthcare Systems in the Internet of Things …

Conformance Testing of Healthcare Data Exchange Standards for EHR Certification

July 27, 2015
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick
… Seamlessly sharing and using healthcare data as intended among distributed healthcare information systems is difficult. The adoption and … for reliable, functioning, usable, and interoperable healthcare information systems. Recent federal programs (in … Conformance, Conformance Testing, Data Exchange Standards, Healthcare Information Systems, Interoperability. …

INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO COMBAT HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS USING STANDARDS DEVELOPED THROUGH INDUSTRY AND U.S. FEDERAL COLLABORATION

June 14, 2019
Author(s)
Carl C. Miller, Thomas C. Larason, Dianne L. Poster, Yaw S. Obeng, Mike Postek, Richard Martinello
… Nationwide, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) infect one in every … works, but, the adoption of UV-C technology by the healthcare industry has been sporadic. This is largely due to … performance standards or measures for efficacy to help healthcare managers make informed, credible investment …

Advanced Technology Program's Healthcare Informatics Initiatives

September 1, 2000
Author(s)
R N. Spivack
… Technology Program's (ATP) Information Infrastructure for Healthcare (IIH) focused program. This program began with an … development of a national information infrastructure in healthcare. A discussion of the ATP white paper process notes … Advanced Technology Program, healthcare, information technology, R & D consortia, …

Handovers and Interference Mitigation in Healthcare Environments

October 17, 2005
Author(s)
Nicolas Chevrollier, Nicolas Montavont, Nada T. Golmie
… 802.11b, and IEEE 802.15.4 that can support medical and healthcare informatics applications. The main questions that … handovers, healthcare wireless applications, interference mitigation, … Handovers and Interference Mitigation in Healthcare Environments …

NIST Handbook 150-31, NVLAP Healthcare Information Technology Testing

November 28, 2011
Author(s)
Dana S. Leaman, Lawrence I. Knab
… Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) Healthcare Information Technology Testing program. It is … to produce the criteria for accreditation in the NVLAP Healthcare Information Technology Testing program. For more … accreditation, assessment, healthcare, information technology, laboratory, management …

An Analysis of Existing Ontological Systems for Applications in Manufacturing and Healthcare

January 1, 1999
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Robert W. Ivester, Donald E. Libes, Peter O. Denno, Simon Szykman
… which is most appropriate for the manufacturing and healthcare domains. In particular, this phase involved the … healthcare integration, manufacturing systems integration, … Ontological Systems for Applications in Manufacturing and Healthcare …

An Interoperability Test Bed for Distributed Healthcare Applications

March 24, 2014
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick
… Although the concepts and methods are applied to the healthcare domain, they have broad applicability. … conformance, data communication standards, healthcare, interoperability, messaging systems, testing … An Interoperability Test Bed for Distributed Healthcare Applications …

Applications of a 3D Range Camera Towards Healthcare Mobility Aids

October 3, 2006
Author(s)
Roger V. Bostelman, Peter Russo, James S. Albus, Tsai Hong Hong, Rajmohan Madhavan
… These robots have potential applications in manufacturing, healthcare and perhaps several other service related areas … safety standards for automated guided vehicles. In healthcare, these cameras show promise for guiding the blind … camera, audio guidance, control, guidance for the blind, healthcare, mobile robots …

Standards, Metrology and Technology to Minimize Healthcare-Associated Infections: Novel approaches to measure efficacy

January 14, 2020
Author(s)
Brian J. Nablo, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez, Dianne L. Poster, Michael T. Postek, Yaw S. Obeng
… Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) impose great burdens … making HAIs the strongest contender as the most pressing healthcare problem in acute-care hospitalization. … Workshop on Ultraviolet Disinfection Technologies & Healthcare Associated Infections: Defining Standards and …

Innovative Approaches to Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections Using Efficacy Standards Developed Through Industry and Federal Collaboration

October 5, 2018
Author(s)
Dianne L. Poster, Carl C. Miller, Yaw S. Obeng, Michael T. Postek, Troy E. Cowan, Richard A. Martinello
… Nation-wide, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) infect one in every … works, but, the adoption of UV-C technology by the healthcare industry has been sporadic. This is largely due to … performance standards or measures for efficacy to help healthcare managers make informed, credible investment …

A Framework for Testing Distributed Healthcare Applications

July 13, 2009
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick, Leonard E. Gebase, Gavin W. O'Brien
… conformance and interoperability testing among distributed healthcare systems. Healthcare organizations such as hospitals employ information … testing problem. We describe in detail a typical healthcare workflow— presenting the applications, their roles … A Framework for Testing Distributed Healthcare Applications …

Innovation in Telehealth and a Role for the Government

October 16, 2008
Author(s)
R N. Spivack
… America's healthcare system is regarded as among the world's best. The … assistance teams, and ships at sea. As global demand for healthcare increases, adoption of telehealth systems and … ATP, healthcare, healthcare IT technologies, homeland security, …

Modeling and Simulation of Healthcare Systems for Homeland Security Applications

September 1, 2011
Author(s)
Charles R. McLean, Yung-Tsun Lee, Sanjay Jain, Charles W. Hutchings
… interest group whose focus is information exchange on healthcare issues. The document defines an initial set of user/customer needs and system requirements. Existing healthcare M&S information sources and capabilities such as: … concerns, and recommendations for advancing M&S for healthcare systems. It also provides references. A glossary …

Securing Wireless Infusion Pumps in Healthcare Delivery Organizations

August 20, 2018
Author(s)
Gavin W. O'Brien, Sallie Edwards, Kevin Littlefield, Neil McNab, Sue Wang, Kangmin Zheng
… However, today’s medical devices connect to a variety of healthcare systems, networks, and other tools within a healthcare delivery organization (HDO). Connecting devices to … systems and electronic health records can improve healthcare delivery processes; however, increasing …

Conformance Testing and Interoperability: A Case Study in Healthcare Data Exchange

July 14, 2008
Author(s)
Robert D. Snelick, Leonard E. Gebase, Mark Skall
… Correct data exchange is critical for ensuring reliable healthcare systems. Standards based systems are the … compare conformance testing strategies for a widely used healthcare clinical data exchange messaging standard. We … extends this framework to support testing of integrated healthcare systems using multiple messaging and document data …

A General Conformance Testing Framework for IEEE 11073 PHD's Communication Model

May 31, 2013
Author(s)
Raghu N. Kacker, Linbin Yu, Yu Lei, David R. Kuhn, Ram D. Sriram, Kevin G. Brady
… standards that addresses the interoperability of personal healthcare devices. As an important part of IEEE 11073 PHD, … exchange protocol (IEEE 11073-20601) defines how personal healthcare devices communicate with computing resources like … IEEE 11073, Healthcare, Sequence testing …
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