Title :
Decision support applications using statistical process control (SPC) and virtual instrumentation (VI)
Author :
Gieras, Izabella A. ; Rosow, Eric ; Adam, Joseph ; Roth, Chris ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Hartford Hosp., CT, USA
Abstract :
Healthcare is an ever-changing environment and it is essential for each medical institution to be prepared to face and consequently conquer the future advancements in technology. This task can be accomplished by the implementation of appropriate healthcare performance and quality measures, namely indicators, within a control system. Statistical Process Control (SPC) together with a Virtual instrumentation (VI) programming environment called LabVIEW (National Instruments), was used to develop the necessary system
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; decision support systems; health care; medical expert systems; programming environments; statistical process control; virtual instrumentation; LabVIEW programming environment; biomedical engineering; decision support applications; expert system; graphical data display; healthcare performance and quality measures; statistical process control; virtual instrumentation; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical measurements; Control systems; Hospitals; Instruments; Medical control systems; Medical services; Monitoring; Process control;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 26th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
Storrs, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6341-8
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.2000.842377
