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Modern hospitals: moving toward a ‘smart’ era

In their latest eBook, the Department of Information Science and Engineering at Saga University discuss the benefits of smart hospitals and the infrastructure needed to create them.

With a focus on the construction of information systems for medical care, Saga University’s new eBook addresses the benefits of hospital information systems.

As many hospitals and research institutions begin to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) it is important to fully understand their practical applications.

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What to expect

The Department of Information Science at Saga University offer a unique perspective on what is needed to promote the ‘smart’ era of healthcare. In this eBook, Saga University experts discuss:

  • Constructing information systems related to medical care,
  • The definition of smart hospitals,
  • Necessary components to creating smart hospital,
  • The communication environment.

Saga University ask the question ‘what is a smart hospital?’ and provide perspective from both an inpatient’s point of view and from the viewpoint of medical practitioners.

Background

Established in 1989, Saga University’s department of Information Science offer four courses in:  computer science and intelligent systems (undergraduate), network and software engineering (undergraduate), computer science and information technology (master’s) and data science (master’s).

Their computer science and intelligent systems course aims to enable students to learn skills and gain knowledge in computer science and intelligent systems and to acquire a high ability to utilise them to solve problems.

The network and software engineering course provides fundamental, practical education and training in computer programming, network configuration, software engineering, and systems fundamentals.

Saga University offers students the opportunity to gain practical skills related to the advanced information systems with their computer science and information technology course. Students can learn to harmonise ICT with manufacturing technology toward realising a “Smart Society” and to support and contribute to society.

Their data science course aims to enable students to learn skills and gain knowledge of mathematics and computers, acquire a high ability to discover valuable knowledge and laws, and to utilise them to solve problems.

This eBook will be featured in Issue 2 of The Innovation Platform.