Self-Organized Scheduling in Hospitals by Connecting Agents and Mobile Devices

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Eymann, Torsten ; Müller, Günter ; Strasser, Moritz:
Self-Organized Scheduling in Hospitals by Connecting Agents and Mobile Devices.
In: Kirn, Stefan ; Herzog, Otthein ; Lockemann, Peter ; Spaniol, Otto (Hrsg.): Multiagent engineering : theory and applications in enterprises. - Berlin : Springer , 2006 . - pp. 319-338
ISBN 978-3-540-31406-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32062-8_17

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This chapter describes the conceptualization and realization of a real-time managed mobile information system in healthcare. The particular application addressed is a dynamic, self-organized scheduling of the treatment of patients. Building blocks for this project are locatable, interactive Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to connect medical staff and patients; physical resources are connected by locatable Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips. These physical objects are represented in the information system by software agents. The multi-agent platform EMIKA implements a negotiation-based schedule system to enable a dynamic planning process. The EMIKA-System has been developed to prototype level and functionally tested in a real-time laboratory SaEM2002. Lessons learned from the realization pertain to technical functionality and to privacy and security issues.