IoT MEMS: IoT-Based Paradigm for Medical Equipment Management Systems of ICUs in Light of COVID-19 Outbreak.

Autor:	Aborujilah A; Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), University of Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 50250 Malaysia., Elsebaie AFM; Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), University of Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 50250 Malaysia., Mokhtar SA; Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), University of Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur 50250 Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	IEEE access : practical innovations, open solutions [IEEE Access] 2021 Mar 29; Vol. 9, pp. 131120-131133. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 29 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3069255
Abstrakt:	Recently, COVID-19 has infected a lot of people around the world. The healthcare systems are overwhelmed because of this virus. The intensive care unit (ICU) as a part of the healthcare sector has faced several challenges due to the poor information quality provided by current ICUs' medical equipment management. IoT has raised the ability for vital data transfer in the healthcare sector of the new century. However, most of the existing paradigms have adopted IoT technology to track patients' health statuses. Therefore, there is a lack of understanding on how to utilize such technology for ICUs' medical equipment management. This paper proposes a novel IoT-based paradigm called IoT Based Paradigm for Medical Equipment Management Systems (IoT MEMS) to manage medical equipment of ICUs efficiently. It employs IoT technology to enhance the information flow between medical equipment management systems (THIS) and ICUs during the COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the highest level of transparency and fairness in reallocating medical equipment. We described in detail the theoretical and practical aspects of IoT MEMS. Adopting IoT MEMS will enhance hospital capacity and capability in mitigating COVID-19 efficiently. It will also positively influence the information quality of (THIS) and strengthen trust and transparency among the stakeholders. (This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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