[medinformatics] IBM Develops Scheduling Software with Florida International University

[Medical Informatics News]

It’s many patients’ pet peeve: Show up on time for a doctor’s appointment, then wait well
beyond the scheduled time to be seen. Not only is that wasted time for patients, it’s inefficient for doctors trying to
provide quality time and attention to each patient. From InformationWeek:


To help make medical scheduling more efficient, IBM and
Florida International University said last week they’re working together to
develop advanced-scheduling software based on autonomic-computing technology. This emerging area aims to give systems
“more self management,” akin to the human autonomic nervous system, says David Kaminsky, a principal in IBM’s
autonomic-computing practice who is involved with the Florida International development work.

The goal of the software is to create capabilities that take into account a variety of factors and historical
information, including patient behavior and needs. IBM is supplying hardware and software to the university for the
project, including eServer pSeries and xSeries systems and ThinkPad laptops, as well as the WebSphere Commerce
application server and DB2 Universal Database.

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