Industry-healthcare integration

Finally, with increased consolidation in the managed care and pharmaceutical industries, as well as throughout the healthcare industry, comprehensive, integrated data management systems will be needed to enable industry partners to collect,... 

While human reliabihty analysis (HRA) has been well established and integrated into safety analysis in other industries (nuclear, aviation...) its application to healthcare is limited (Lyons, et.al. 2004). HRA studies human operator performance in the context of a specific task enviromnent. It is often focused on estimating the probability of human error, and how this probability might increase or decrease when coupled with various performance shaping factors. 

There are open discussions about how through mHealth healthcare was modernized. Moreover, there are open questions which in the near future should be answered, such as how to determine quality of medical apps, the role of specialized organizations in regulating mobile apps, how these enabling technologies will play a crucial role in the healthcare industry, and in cases of patients with chronic diseases, how these services will remain affordable for fhem. Furthermore, the integrity, privacy, and security of the data will remain an active concern. 

Plastics have become an integral part of oiir lives. Plastics are an excellent and very useful material and they are functional, hygienic, light, and economical. Using a key polymer processing system, plastics produce diverse products used in packaging, automotive and industrial applications, and also extensively used in medical delivery systems, artificial implants and other healthcare applications, water desalination, and removal of bacteria, etc. 

Nof, S. Y, ed. 2009. Springer Handbook of Automation. Berlin Springer. This handbook covers development and impacts of automation automation theory and scientific foundations automation design theory, elements, and methods automation design theory and methods for integration and automation management. It also has sections on automation in industries, infrastructure and service, medical and healthcare systems, home, office, and businesses. It includes hundred of graphics, tables, and a fully searchable DVD. 

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