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Chapter 38
Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
The capability of an emergency service to respond to future request of ambulance is a timely manner.
Published in Chapter:
Potential of GIS and Spatial Knowledge in Health Care and Public Safety
Eilon Blanc (Tel Aviv University, Israel) and Iris Reychav (Ariel University Center, Israel)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch038
Abstract
Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are a relatively new tool in health care services and organizations. However, health-care professionals who know how to utilize GIS and other spatial tools get a powerful decision support tool. This chapter presents an overview of the GIS and spatial simulation in the health care environment. In the first section, an introduction to the situation is provided. Then, in the second section, the key terms are introduced: access in health care, GIS, and spatial simulation. In the third section, different cases where GIS supports decision making in the health care services are shown. In the fourth section, two examples of spatial simulation are shown. Finally, future research directions and conclusions are discussed.
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Chapter 38
Potential of GIS and Spatial Knowledge in Health Care and Public Safety
The capability of an emergency service to respond to future request of ambulance is a timely manner.
Published in Chapter: Potential of GIS and Spatial Knowledge in Health Care and Public Safety; From: Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
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Chapter 127
Creating Order from Chaos: Application of the Intelligence Continuum for Emergency and Disaster Scenarios
The availability (prepositioning) of all resources, both human and physical, necessary for the management of, or the consequences of, a specific event or event complex .
Published in Chapter: Creating Order from Chaos: Application of the Intelligence Continuum for Emergency and Disaster Scenarios; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 3
Engineering Education: Towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution
A state of readiness to perform an action or to react to a particular situation.
Published in Chapter: Engineering Education: Towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution; From: Analyzing Future Applications of AI, Sensors, and Robotics in Society
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Chapter 14
Technology-Enhanced Classroom to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills: Teachers' Perspectives
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Chapter 3
Gaming and Simulation in Public Education: Teaching Others to Help Themselves and Their Neighbors
The idea of being ready for an emergency or a disaster so that the effects of the event can be minimized.
Published in Chapter: Gaming and Simulation in Public Education: Teaching Others to Help Themselves and Their Neighbors; From: Simulation and Game-Based Learning in Emergency and Disaster Management
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Chapter 19
An Emergency Management Perspective for First-Time Leaders
Short-term, and mostly temporary, actions taken in the face of an impending disaster to reduce impact on lives and properties.
Published in Chapter: An Emergency Management Perspective for First-Time Leaders; From: Handbook of Research on Innate Leadership Characteristics and Examinations of Successful First-Time Leaders
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Chapter 24
Two Fires and a Flood: Lasting Impact on a Public Library, Its Staff, and Community
Readiness for whatever may happen, used especially in connection with emergencies and disasters.
Published in Chapter: Two Fires and a Flood: Lasting Impact on a Public Library, Its Staff, and Community; From: Handbook of Research on Disaster Management and Contingency Planning in Modern Libraries
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Chapter 8
Preparing for a Mass Shooting
A principle intended to improve the capacity of an organization to deal with a variety of possible incidents.
Published in Chapter: Preparing for a Mass Shooting; From: Examining Gun Regulations, Warning Behaviors, and Policies to Prevent Mass Shootings
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