Networked information systems have been a reality in organizations for more than a decade. In addition, these systems are now the key element not only of organization-wide information systems, but also of national and international infrastructures ranging from power plants to air-control systems. These networked information systems, which are basically built around the Internet, are therefore very sensitive to any kind of malfunctioning, so their security is of central concern. However, ensuring their security requires proper risk management which, in the case of such systems, has certain specifics. For this reason traditional risk management methods cannot be applied directly. The analysis of this field presented in this chapter is extended by a new approach to further support decision making in this complex area. The approach is based on a generic model for risk management in contemporary distributed information systems and provides the basis for computational tools for quantitative treatment of risk management in information systems. Through modeling it provides new possibilities for improved decision making under uncertainty, by addressing not only reactive, but also active approaches to risk management. In addition, it also enables simulations for supporting pro-active risk management approaches.
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Background: Slovenia's national eHealth strategy aims to develop an efficient,flexible and modern health care informatics framework that would be comparable to the most successful EU countries. To achieve this goal, the gap between availability and usage of information and communication technology by primary care physicians needs to be reduced.As recent efforts show, consensus on information and communication technology purpose and usage in primary careneeds to be established before any national information and communicationtechnology solutions are developed. The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate measures in implementation of Slovene national eHealth strategy and to suggest an appropriate model for success by using the three round Delphi study. Methods: An e-mail based, three-round Delphi study was undertaken to achieve consensus from a selected sample of nationally recognized experts from the fields of primary health care and medical informatics. The aim of this study was to identify the most appropriate measures and key obstacles in implementation of eHealth in Slovene primary health care by using the Delphi study. Results: High levels of consensus on the majority of suggested measures were achieved among all study participants,as well as between the subgroups of experts from primary health care and medical informatics. All aims of the three-round Delphi study on eHealth implementation in Slovenian primary health care were achieved. Conclusion: The three round decision Delphi process has proven to be effectivefor developing outcomes, ranking key priorities in primary care eHealth development, and achieving consensus among the most influential experts in that field. This consensus is an important contribution to future national eHealth strategies in the field of primary health care.
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Skeletal muscle composition is valuable information for physicians, athletes/coaches, physiotherapists, scientists, etc. From this information a timing of treatment and final results are depending. Since now only invasive techniques were known, which limits us in everyday use. We have proposed a non-invasive technique that enables valid and reliable measurement of muscle composition with use of linear displacement sensor and nonpainful electrical stimulation.
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