Healthcare engineering defined: A white paper


Por: Chyu M.-C., Austin T., Calisir F., Chanjaplammootil S., Davis M.J., Favela J., Gan H., Gefen A., Haddas R., Hahn-Goldberg S., Hornero R., Huang Y.L., Jensen O., Jiang Z., Katsanis J.S., Lee J.-A., Lewis G., Lovell N.H., Luebbers H.-T., Morales G.G., Matis T., Matthews J.T., Mazur L., Ng E.Y.-K., Oommen K.J., Ormand K., Rohde T., Morillo D.S., Sanz-Calcedo J.G., Sawan M., Shen C.-L., Shieh J.-S., Su C.-T., Sun L., Sun M., Sun Y., Tewolde S.N., Williams E.A., Yan C., Zhang J., Zhang Y.-T.

Publicada: 1 ene 2015
Resumen:
Engineering has been playing an important role in serving and advancing healthcare. The term "Healthcare Engineering" has been used by professional societies, universities, scientific authors, and the healthcare industry for decades. However, the definition of "Healthcare Engineering" remains ambiguous. The purpose of this position paper is to present a definition of Healthcare Engineering as an academic discipline, an area of research, a field of specialty, and a profession. Healthcare Engineering is defined in terms of what it is, who performs it, where it is performed, and how it is performed, including its purpose, scope, topics, synergy, education/training, contributions, and prospects.

Filiaciones:
Chyu M.-C.:
 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Healthcare Engineering Graduate Program, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-1021, United States

Austin T.:
 Helicon Health Ltd., London, United Kingdom

Calisir F.:
 Industrial Engineering Department, Management Faculty, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

Chanjaplammootil S.:
 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Permian Basin, Dallas, TX, United States

Davis M.J.:
 Operational and Clinical Excellence Leader, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, United States

Favela J.:
 Computer Science Department, Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada, Ensenada, Mexico

Gan H.:
 Consultant Anaesthetist, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's Health Partners, London, United Kingdom

Gefen A.:
 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Haddas R.:
 Department of Research, Texas Back Institute Research Foundation, Plano, TX, United States

Hahn-Goldberg S.:
 University Health Network, Toronto, Canada

Hornero R.:
 Head of the Biomedical Engineering Group, E.T.S. Ingenieros de Telecomunicación, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain

Huang Y.L.:
 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States

Jensen O.:
 Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Jiang Z.:
 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Katsanis J.S.:
 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Lee J.-A.:
 Department of Computer Engineering, Chosun University, South Korea

Lewis G.:
 University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States

Lovell N.H.:
 University of New South Wales, Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Luebbers H.-T.:
 Surgical Planning Laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

Morales G.G.:
 Physical Plant and Support Services, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States

 University Hospital, Center of Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Matis T.:
 Department of Industrial Engineering, Texas Tech UniversityTX, United States

Matthews J.T.:
 School of Nursing, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States

Mazur L.:
 Department of Healthcare Engineering Division, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Ng E.Y.-K.:
 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

Oommen K.J.:
 Epilepsy Clinics, Covenant Medical Group, Section of Internal Medicine, Covenant Hospital, Lubbock, TX, United States

Ormand K.:
 Principal, the Chartis Group, Chicago, IL, United States

Rohde T.:
 SINTEF, Technology and Society, Hospital Planning, Oslo, Norway

Morillo D.S.:
 Biomedical Engineering and Telemedicine Research Group, University of Cadiz, Spain

Sanz-Calcedo J.G.:
 Extremadura Public Healthcare Service, University of Extremadura, Spain

Sawan M.:
 Polystim Neurotechnology Lab Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Canada

Shen C.-L.:
 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, United States

Shieh J.-S.:
 Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan

Su C.-T.:
 Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Sun L.:
 School of Systems Engineering, University of Reading, United Kingdom

Sun M.:
 Department of Neurosurgery, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Sun Y.:
 Head of 3D Surgical Planning Lab Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Imaging and Pathology, OMFS-IMPATH Research Group, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Tewolde S.N.:
 HJF Advancement of Military Medicine, Navy Medical Research Unit, San Antonio, TX, United States

Williams E.A.:
 Quality Officer-Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Sections of Critical Care and Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States

Yan C.:
 College of Management Science and Engineering, Dongbei University of Finance and Economic, Dalian, China

Zhang J.:
 School of Biomedical Informatics, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, United States

Zhang Y.-T.:
 Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISSN: 20402295
Editorial
HINDAWI LTD, ADAM HOUSE, 3RD FLR, 1 FITZROY SQ, LONDON, W1T 5HF, ENGLAND, Reino Unido
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 6 Número: 4
Páginas: 635-648
WOS Id: 000368597000001
ID de PubMed: 27010831
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