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A Preventive Action Management Platform in Healthcare Information Systems

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  • Hugo Peixoto

    (Sistemas de Informação, Unidade Padre Américo, Centro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa, Penafiel, Portugal)

  • António Abelha

    (Department of Informatics, University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal)

  • Manuel Santos

    (Department of Information Systems, University of Minho - Campus de Azúrem, Guimarães, Portugal)

  • José Machado

    (Department of Informatics, University of Minho - Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal)

Abstract

Preventive actions management plays a crucial role in clinical applications, not only for those who depend on data to make decisions, but also for those who monitor the operational and financial impact of the systems. This paper presents an open-source platform, named ScheduleIT, capable of managing preventive routines. The platform is based on an estimation model that determines the optimal time interval for interventions, according to the criticality of the system and the number of non-programmed faults, among others. ScheduleIT has a web-based interface available to a different area end-user, ranging from IT technicians to administrative staff. At this point, the platform covers around 75% of the healthcare systems and it is fully accepted by its main users as a reliable and effective preventive tool.

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  • Hugo Peixoto & António Abelha & Manuel Santos & José Machado, 2013. "A Preventive Action Management Platform in Healthcare Information Systems," International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare (IJRQEH), IGI Global, vol. 2(3), pages 16-29, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jrqeh0:v:2:y:2013:i:3:p:16-29
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