We present a system to automatically estimate the body pose of a reclined patient, based on measurement data from a pressure sensing mattress. It can be used to replace or reduce manual input in clinical imaging procedures and thus improve the workflow. The proposed method consists of two stages. First, the body posture is classified into prone, supine, and left and light lateral orientation by...

Robot-assisted gait training has shown promising results in inpatient rehabilitation. However, the progress the patients can achieve during this period often stagnates or even deteriorates after their discharge. To extend the robot-assisted gait training to the patient’s home area, a new rehabilitation robot is developed. Since the home training is not supervised by physiotherapists, a challeng...

the article by brenna and spandonaro on interregional mobility for acute hospital care in italy raises important issues concerning social and territorial equity in a healthcare system. based on regions and private providers’ strategic behavior, the hypothesis adopted to explain patient cross-border mobility (cbm), demonstrated by statistical analysis, may be further explored using qualitative m...

background and objectives: patient safety culture is increasingly recognized as an essential driver of patient safety. to establish patient safety culture, firstly the current status of the construct should be assessed. valid assessment of patient safety culture is contingent on the availability of appropriate measurement tools. hospital survey on patient safety culture (hsops) developed by the...