- Docente: Giovanni Arcuri
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-INF/06
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Biomedical Engineering (cod. 0946)
Learning outcomes
During the course, the student will acquire theoretical tools and operational capabilities for the study of engineering, assessment and optimization of health care processes. In particular, the student will be able to: - design and manage relational databases; - Understand the flow of information in health-care and manage health information systems; - Understand the issues on security and data privacy in health; - Assessing and developing telemedicine systems.
Course contents
Medical Informatics: definitions, origins and development
trends.
Elements of health legislation
Structure of the NHS, the legislation on medical devices,
information technology in health care.
Computer Networks
Introduction to computer networks. Computer Networks and
architectural evolution. The ISO-OSI model: Logical Architecture of
reference level descriptions, interfaces, and services between
levels. Intermediate system: repeaters, bridges and switches,
routers, and gateways. Routing algorithms. Communication between
processes. Virtual LAN (VLAN): definition and implementation. The
TCP / IP: Overview, Types of IP addresses, IP v6, ARP Protocol, TCP
Structure, Names of high-level DNS and how they work. Types of
computer networks.
Databases
Description of a database management system (data base
management system - DBMS). Benefits of using a database.
Architectures for database systems: data base based on file
systems, hierarchical database, relational database. Structure of
the Relational Data Base. The Codd's rules for formal definition of
a relational database. Primary keys. Relations. Foreign Keys.
Parent / child relationships. NULL values. Referential
integrity.
The role of the SQL language features and benefits. History of
the SQL language. Using SQL in a programmatic way: some examples.
Design methodologies for the development of the
database.
Norms and standards for medical informatics
Coding and classification systems.
Community legislation on medical devices: the Medical Device
Software.
Medical records: structure and standards.
DICOM, HL7 (heath level 7), IHE (integrating the healthcare
enterprise).
Security and confidentiality in health
Basic concepts, legislation, encryption and digital
signature.
Information systems in health
Architectural models and development trends: HIS (hospital
information system), RIS (Radiologic information System) -PACS
(Picture Archieving and communication System), LIS (Laboratory
information System), CIS (cardiologic information
System).
Integration of information systems.
Telemedicine networks
Telemedicine: history, definitions, scope of application,
directions, guidelines. Regulatory and legal medicine. Design
criteria of a telemedicine system and analysis of technologies and
risks. Telemedicine system Hospital to Hospital (es .:
teleradiology), Homecare telemedicine system (telemonitoring),
interactive medical teleconsultation system
(videoconferencing).
Applications by BAN (Body Area Network)
Applications of Mobile Health: characteristics of development
platforms (iOS, Android, Windows), data integration, reference
architectures.
Office hours
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