High-Confidence Medical Device Software and Systems

  • Authors:
  • Insup Lee;George J. Pappas;Rance Cleaveland;John Hatcliff;Bruce H. Krogh;Peter Lee;Harvey Rubin;Lui Sha

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Pennsylvania;University of Pennsylvania;University of Maryland;Kansas State University;Carnegie Mellon University;Carnegie Mellon University;University of Pennsylvania;University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Given the shortage of caregivers and the increase in an aging US population, the future of US healthcare quality does not look promising and definitely is unlikely to be cheaper. Advances in health information systems and healthcare technology offer a tremendous opportunity for improving the quality of care while reducing costs.