| The integrated information architecture: a pilot study approach to leveraging logistics management with regard to influenza preparedness. | |
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PMID: 20703736 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Pandemic influenza is considered catastrophic to global health, with severe economic and social effects. Consequently, a strategy for the rapid deployment of essential medical supplies used for the prevention of influenza transmission and to alleviate public panic caused by the expected shortage of such supplies needs to be developed. Therefore, we employ integrated information concepts to develop a simulated influenza medical material supply system to facilitate a rapid response to such a crisis. Various scenarios are analyzed to estimate the appropriate inventory policy needed under different pandemic influenza outbreaks, and to establish a mechanism to evaluate the necessary stockpiles of medications and other requirements in the different phases of the pandemic. This study constructed a web-based decision support system framework prototype that displayed transparent data related to medical stockpiles in each district and integrated expert opinion about the best distribution of these supplies in the influenza pandemic scenarios. A data collection system was also designed to gather information through a daily VPN transmitted into one central repository for reporting and distribution purposes. This study provides timely and transparent medical supplies distribution information that can help decision makers to make the appropriate decisions under different pandemic influenza outbreaks, and also attempts to establish a mechanism of evaluating the stockpiles and requirements in the different phases of the pandemic. |
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Chinho Lin; Chun-Mei Lin; David C Yen; Wu-Han Wu |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-03-27 |
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Title: Journal of medical systems Volume: 36 ISSN: 0148-5598 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Syst Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-02-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7806056 Medline TA: J Med Syst Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 187-200 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Industrial Management Science & Institute of Information Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Republic of China, linn@mail.ncku.edu.tw. |
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