2011
Peixoto, H.; MacHado, J.; Abelha, A.; Neves, J.; Correia, A.; Santos, M. F.
AASYS - Appointment alert system: An open-source-based software to improve show rates in a health care unit Proceedings Article
Em: pp. 399-403, EUROSIS, Guimaraes, 2011, (cited By 2; Conference of 25th European Simulation and Modelling Conference, ESM 2011 ; Conference Date: 24 October 2011 Through 26 October 2011; Conference Code:104378).
Resumo | Links | BibTeX | Etiquetas: Alert systems; Healthcare facility; National standard; Open Source Software; Open sources; Portugal; Short message services; Waiting-time, Communication; Costs; Health care; Information systems; Modal analysis; Software engineering; User interfaces; Web services; Websites, Medical computing
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title = {AASYS - Appointment alert system: An open-source-based software to improve show rates in a health care unit},
author = {H. Peixoto and J. MacHado and A. Abelha and J. Neves and A. Correia and M. F. Santos},
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year = {2011},
date = {2011-01-01},
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abstract = {In this paper we show a practical approach to deal with government impositions correlated with on time appointments in major healthcare facilities in Portugal. Reduce waiting time and improve quality on patient communication are two of the main objectives in this project. Information Systems can improve patient communication with hospitals and build a trust and better patient-caregiver relationship. New possibilities upraise with new smart phones and it is up to us to use it according to national standards and laws. We intend to establish a platform named Appointment Alert System (AASYS) that aids healthcare facilities to decrease costs correlated with calls for appointments, which indeed one of the major sources of appointment department costs. Schedule administration is taken in consideration and an user interface web page was also built. At the end we prove that an alert system based on open source software leading to short message service arid email can help decrease costs and increase show rates. ©2011 EUROSIS-ETI.},
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keywords = {Alert systems; Healthcare facility; National standard; Open Source Software; Open sources; Portugal; Short message services; Waiting-time, Communication; Costs; Health care; Information systems; Modal analysis; Software engineering; User interfaces; Web services; Websites, Medical computing},
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In this paper we show a practical approach to deal with government impositions correlated with on time appointments in major healthcare facilities in Portugal. Reduce waiting time and improve quality on patient communication are two of the main objectives in this project. Information Systems can improve patient communication with hospitals and build a trust and better patient-caregiver relationship. New possibilities upraise with new smart phones and it is up to us to use it according to national standards and laws. We intend to establish a platform named Appointment Alert System (AASYS) that aids healthcare facilities to decrease costs correlated with calls for appointments, which indeed one of the major sources of appointment department costs. Schedule administration is taken in consideration and an user interface web page was also built. At the end we prove that an alert system based on open source software leading to short message service arid email can help decrease costs and increase show rates. ©2011 EUROSIS-ETI.