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PINATA: Taking E-Health a Step Forward

PINATA: Taking E-Health a Step Forward

Alexiei Dingli, Charlie Abela, Ilenia D’Ambrogio
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 23
ISBN13: 9781466626577|ISBN10: 1466626887|EISBN13: 9781466626881
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-2657-7.ch012
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Dingli, Alexiei, et al. "PINATA: Taking E-Health a Step Forward." E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors, edited by Anastasius Moumtzoglou and Anastasia N. Kastania, IGI Global, 2013, pp. 173-195. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2657-7.ch012

APA

Dingli, A., Abela, C., & D’Ambrogio, I. (2013). PINATA: Taking E-Health a Step Forward. In A. Moumtzoglou & A. Kastania (Eds.), E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors (pp. 173-195). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2657-7.ch012

Chicago

Dingli, Alexiei, Charlie Abela, and Ilenia D’Ambrogio. "PINATA: Taking E-Health a Step Forward." In E-Health Technologies and Improving Patient Safety: Exploring Organizational Factors, edited by Anastasius Moumtzoglou and Anastasia N. Kastania, 173-195. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2013. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2657-7.ch012

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Abstract

Owing to growing population health needs, the proportion of medical staff to patients keeps diminishing; yet, the quality in healthcare services is likely to increase. Through the amalgamation of Ambient Intelligence (AmI) and Semantic Web technologies, PINATA seeks to deal with this issue. To perk up the quality of healthcare services, PINATA utilises pervasive devices to help doctors and nurses to concentrate on the patient. The movement of medical staff and patients is tracked by means of Wi-Fi sensors whilst an automated camera system monitors the interaction of people within their environment. The system operates autonomously in response to particular situations by guiding medical staff towards emergencies in a timely manner and providing them with the information they require on their handheld devices. This assures that patients are given the best possible attention on a 24/7 basis especially when the medical staff is not nearby.

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