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Development of a Mini-OCS System for Voluntary Medical Services in the Challenged Regions

  • Park, Junghun;Oh, Dongik;Shin, Wonhan
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.97-105
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    • 2018
  • In this paper, we present our recent effort on the development of a portable OCS system (SCH-mOCS), which provides minimal but essential functionalities of conventional OCS systems. SCH-mOCS is targeted for the environment where Internet connection is not available and fast processing of essential patient information is needed. The main usage could be found at the outdoor environment, such as voluntary medical services at challenged regions. The target of the first usage of the system is in the rural area of Cambodia where medical service and ICT infrastructure is poor. We have been conducting voluntary medical services for 15 years in Cambodia, where the services usually run for 3 days and include outpatient diagnosis/consultation, medication, and simple surgeries. This medical service started in 2002, where about 20 SoonChunHyang University Bucheon Hospital staffs (doctors, nurses, and pharmacists) participated. We realized that a system like SCH-mOCS is needed: we have to consult many patients in a short period, so that a prompt response and prescription to the patients are very important. However, the conventional OCS system is not suitable, because the service is usually conducted outdoor environment where Internet connected computers cannot be installed. Moreover, since the service needs only a subset of the conventional hospital information system and fast system response, application of a full OCS is not practical. The adequate system is a bare minimal OCS system, with very simple and quickly manageable patient admission, consultation, and prescription functionalities. In this paper, we describe hardware as well as the software aspect of a mini-OCS we have developed for the purpose. We named the system SCH-mOCS (SoonChunHyang mini-OCS). We also describe the usage scenario of SCH-mOCS in order to demonstrate that the system is general enough to apply for other similarly challenged regions.

Factors Affecting Stress of 119 Emergency Staffs (119구급대의 스트레스에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Chong, Ji-Yon
    • The Korean Journal of Emergency Medical Services
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.119-126
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    • 2003
  • The results of analyzing the questionnaires with 119 emergency staffs working in Gwangju and Jeonnam region are as follows. 1. The whole stress score was mean 2.94 and the degree of stress from personal relationship was highest as 3.22. 2. There were significant differences in possession of qualification related to public health and medical treatment (F=3.090, p=.030) in service factors, total career of emergency staffs (F=2.979, p=.023) in working environment factors, age (F=2.835, p=.042) and sex (F=2.375, p=.019) in social position factors, possession of medical qualification (F=3.995, p=.010) and household account burden (F=2.777, p=.045) in personal relationship factors. 3. There were correlations (p=.475) between working environment factors and social position (p<0.01) and correlations (p=.508) between working environment factors and personal relationship factors (p<0.01). There was correlation (p=.415) between social position and personal relationship factors(p<0.01). More concrete research that examines whether current fire station operation system is desirable or not by comparing the degree of stress of the whole 119 emergency staffs in Korea is needed and it is considered that real allowance level should be secured to reduce their stresses and facility and guarantee system to satisfy their demands for welfare are required.

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Positive Research of Client-Server Interlock System for m-PACS Rehalibitated Service in Wire less Mobile Environment (무선이동환경에서 m-PACS 재활지원 서비스를 위한 클라이언트-서버 연동시스템의 실증적연구)

  • Kim, Whi-Young;Choe, Jin-Yeong;Park, Seong-Jun;Kim, Jin-Yeong;Park, Seong-Jun;Kim, Hui-Je
    • Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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    • 2006.07d
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    • pp.2169-2170
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    • 2006
  • J2ME service technology has advantage that can embody independent and, more soft system in DICOM 3.0 and medicine reflex administration server, client's OS that is medical treatment reflex standard in radio Internet. Also, intranet that do web basedspread, and develop by system that can alternate existent client-server structure rapidly. Specially, posibility of improvement is much because is connecting being limited in internet environment that medical equipment and information system of various kinds of machine are wire in medical institution and so on. Because do medical treatment reflex transmission module development applying DICOM technology and filtering techniques of "m-PACS Rehalibitated " in this research, existence, by interlock in radio usable Mobile reflex conversion system design and embody. That is, patient's information which is stored to various systems to be transmited and can give big help in medical examination and treatment to reflex client without being wooed doctor's interpretation result and so on in place through environment to be radish tentacle bar see

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Design and Implement of Authentication System for Secure User Management for Secure on Medical ICT Convergence Environment (의료 ICT융합 환경에서 안전한 사용자 관리를 위한 인증시스템 설계 및 구현: 중소형 의료기관을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Yanghoon;Choi, Yean Jung
    • Convergence Security Journal
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.29-36
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    • 2019
  • The convergence of traditional industry and ICT is a combination of security threats and vulnerabilities in ICT and specific industry-specific problems of existing industries, and new security threats and vulnerabilities are emerging. In particular, in the medical ICT convergence industry, various problems regarding user authentication are derived from the medical information system, which is being used for abuse and security weaknesses. According, this study designed and implemented a user authentication system for secure user management in medical ICT convergence environment. Specifically, we design and implement measures to solve the abuse and security weaknesses of ID sharing and to solve the inconvenience of individual ID / PW authentication by performing user authentication using personalized devices based on medical information systems.

A Study on the TH UWB-IR Medical Image Transmission System using the IEEE 802.15.4a (IEEE 802.15.4a를 활용한 TH UWB-IR 의료영상 전송 시스템에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Yang-Sun;Kang, Heau-Jo
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.10 no.11
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    • pp.1954-1959
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    • 2006
  • In this paper, we proposed TH UWB-IR medical image transmission system using the IEEE an. 802.15.4a specification in WPAN environment. Also, we analyzed reception performance of wireless medical image transmission system in indoor multi-path fading environment using ITU-R M.1225 channel model. As a results, the proposed scheme can solve the problem of interference from the medical equipment in same frequency band, and minimize the loss due to the indoor multi-path fading environment. Therefore, the transmission with low power usage is possible.

Current Status and Future Direction of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Medical Education (의료분야에서 인공지능 현황 및 의학교육의 방향)

  • Jung, Jin Sup
    • Korean Medical Education Review
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.99-114
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    • 2020
  • The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), including deep learning, has led to the development of technologies that may assist in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, prediction of disease risk and prognosis, health index monitoring, drug development, and healthcare management and administration. However, in order for AI technology to improve the quality of medical care, technical problems and the efficacy of algorithms should be evaluated in real clinical environments rather than the environment in which algorithms are developed. Further consideration should be given to whether these models can improve the quality of medical care and clinical outcomes of patients. In addition, the development of regulatory systems to secure the safety of AI medical technology, the ethical and legal issues related to the proliferation of AI technology, and the impacts on the relationship with patients also need to be addressed. Systematic training of healthcare personnel is needed to enable adaption to the rapid changes in the healthcare environment. An overall review and revision of undergraduate medical curriculum is required to enable extraction of significant information from rapidly expanding medical information, data science literacy, empathy/compassion for patients, and communication among various healthcare providers. Specialized postgraduate AI education programs for each medical specialty are needed to develop proper utilization of AI models in clinical practice.

A Study on Design Method depending upon Low Carbon Green Architecture of Big Medical Center (대형의료기관 건축물에 대한 저탄소 녹색 친환경 설계 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Jong Gu;Park, Jong Min
    • KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.987-996
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    • 2015
  • According to the recent research results of the Ministry of Environment, the indoor air quality of large general hospitals and university hospitals(58 hospitals) exceeded the maintenance standard. On top of such indoor air quality, it is also desperately required to have the environment-friendly building design and also low carbon green design in accordance with the increase of hospital size and enlarged hospital buildings. Especially, the increase of carbon dioxide, heat, garbage, waste energy, exhaust heat from power plants and sewage heat in each medical center brings up lots of problems to the health of hospital patients and customers. Thus this study aims to convergently develop the green environment-friendly architecture design technology concerning the organic relations between each medical building, and technical development which should be introduced to the low carbon green environment-friendly architecture design based on the characteristics of each medical center in large-scale medical complex.

The Effect of Physical Environments in the Comprehensive Health Examination Center on Medical Service Value, Satisfaction and Switching Barrier (종합검진센터의 물리적 환경이 의료서비스가치와 만족도, 전환장벽에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, YongTae;Chae, BongSik;Hwang, BokJu
    • Journal of Service Research and Studies
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.63-80
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    • 2019
  • This study presents strategic implications for enhancing the competitiveness of the comprehensive health examination center through the study of its impact on the switching barrier with medical service value and medical service satisfaction as parameters. In order to achieve the purpose of this study, a total of 324 questionnaires were analyzed for customers who received health examinations at the general examination center. Covariance structure analysis was performed to test hypotheses and causal relationships. The results showed that the physical environment had a significant effect on the medical service value and medical service satisfaction. The value of medical service also had a significant effect on medical service satisfaction. The value of medical service was found to affect the transition barrier, but the satisfaction of medical service did not affect the transition barrier. The implications of this study are that physical environment has a significant effect on medical service value and medical service satisfaction. Therefore, modern medical equipment should be equipped with the latest medical equipment to minimize accurate examination and misdiagnosis through modernization of medical examination center. In addition, since the value of medical service has a significant effect on the switching barrier, it is necessary to establish a plan to enhance the value of medical service. We need to promote sustainable customer retention and creation of new customers through differentiated screening items and cost advantages over competitors. In addition to check-up services, efforts should be made to enhance the value of services such as strengthening medical communication and medical complex cultural spaces, and at the same time, establish an organizational culture of customer-first examination centers through the placement of excellent personnel and continuous education.

A Study on the Compliance of the Occupational Safety and Health Act by Busan and Gyungsangnam-do Province Working Environment Measurement Institutions (부산·경남지역 작업환경측정기관의 산업안전보건법 준수 실태 및 준수율 제고를 통한 측정기관 종사자 건강보호 방안 고찰)

  • Lee, Hyunseok
    • Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
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    • v.31 no.4
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    • pp.440-450
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: This study aims to investigate whether working environment measurement institutions(WEMIs) are conducting safety and health education, risk assessment, and oversight of special management materials, and whether working environment measurement and special medical examinations are being conducted as prescribed in the Occupational Safety and Health Act(OSHA). Methods: In of February 2021, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed to 33 WMEIs registered with the Ministry of Employment and Labor(MoEL) in Busan and Gyeongsangnam-do Province. The responses were collected and then analyzed. Results: The findings show that 5 WEMIs(15%) complied fully with OSHA. Risk assessment was conducted by 13 WMEIs(39%) and safety education by 11 WMEIs(33%). Eighteen WMEIs(55%) conducted working environment measurement, and 29 WMEIs(88%) conducted special medical examinations. The implementation rate of the risk assessment in the health industry(85%) was higher than the one in the special technology industry(11%)(p<0.05). The implementation rate of the special medical examination in the examiners(54%) was not as high as the one in the analysts(91%)(p<0.05). Conclusions: The MoEL needs to check whether basic OSHA requirements are being observed during regular inspections by WEMIs. These findings indicate that it is necessary to prepare a plan to improve the rate of compliance with OSHA regulations.

Implementation of Dynamic Situation Authentication System for Accessing Medical Information (의료정보 접근을 위한 동적상황인증시스템의 구현)

  • Ham, Gyu-Sung;Seo, Own-jeong;Jung, Hoill;Joo, Su-Chong
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.31-40
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    • 2018
  • With the development of IT technology recently, medical information systems are being constructed in an integrated u-health environment through cloud services, IoT technologies, and mobile applications. These kinds of medical information systems should provide the medical staff with authorities to access patients' medical information for emergency status treatments or therapeutic purposes. Therefore, in the medical information systems, the reliable and prompt authentication processes are necessary to access the biometric information and the medical information of the patients in charge of the medical staff. However, medical information systems are accessing with simple and static user authentication mechanism using only medical ID / PWD in the present system environment. For this reason, in this paper, we suggest a dynamic situation authentication mechanism that provides transparency of medical information access including various authentication factors considering patient's emergency status condition and dynamic situation authentication system supporting it. Our dynamic Situation Authentication is a combination of user authentication and mobile device authentication, which includes various authentication factor attributes such as emergency status, role of medical staff, their working hours, and their working positions and so forth. We designed and implemented a dynamic situation authentication system including emergency status decision, dynamic situation authentication, and authentication support DB construction. Finally, in order to verify the serviceability of the suggested dynamic situation authentication system, the medical staffs download the mobile application from the medical information server to the medical staff's own mobile device together with the dynamic situation authentication process and the permission to access medical information to the patient and showed access to medical information.