A benchmarking analysis of open-source business intelligence tools in healthcare environments

A Brandão, E Pereira, M Esteves, F Portela, MF Santos… - Information, 2016 - mdpi.com
In recent years, a wide range of Business Intelligence (BI) technologies have been applied
to different areas in order to support the decision-making process. BI enables the extraction …

Pervasive and intelligent decision support in intensive medicine–the complete picture

F Portela, MF Santos, J Machado, A Abelha… - … Technology in Bio-and …, 2014 - Springer
Abstract In the Intensive Care Units (ICU) it is notorious the high number of data sources
available. This situation brings more complexity to the way of how a professional makes a …

Improving quality of medical service with mobile health software

A Pereira, F Marins, B Rodrigues, F Portela… - Procedia Computer …, 2015 - Elsevier
An increasing number of m-Health applications are being developed benefiting health
service delivery. In this paper, a new methodology based on the principle of calm computing …

[HTML][HTML] Intelligent therapeutic decision support for 30 days readmission of diabetic patients with different comorbidities

CI Ossai, N Wickramasinghe - Journal of biomedical informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
The significance of medication therapy in managing comorbid diabetes is vital for
maintaining the overall wellness of patients and reducing the cost of healthcare. Thus, using …

Pervasive and intelligent decision support in critical health care using ensembles

F Portela, MF Santos, J Machado, A Abelha… - … Technology in Bio-and …, 2013 - Springer
Critical health care is one of the most difficult areas to make decisions. Every day new
situations appear and doctors need to decide very quickly. Moreover, it is difficult to have an …

Pervasive intelligent decision support system–technology acceptance in intensive care units

F Portela, J Aguiar, MF Santos, Á Silva… - Advances in information …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Intensive Care Units are considered a critical environment where the decision
needs to be carefully taken. The real-time recognition of the condition of the patient is …

Data mining predictive models for pervasive intelligent decision support in intensive care medicine

F Portela, F Pinto, MF Santos - International Conference on …, 2012 - scitepress.org
The introduction of an Intelligent Decision Support System (IDSS) in a critical area like the
Intensive Medicine is a complex and difficult process. In this area, their professionals don't …

Real-time decision support using data mining to predict blood pressure critical events in intensive medicine patients

F Portela, MF Santos, J Machado, A Abelha… - Ambient Intelligence for …, 2015 - Springer
Patient blood pressure is an important vital signal to the physicians take a decision and to
better understand the patient condition. In Intensive Care Units is possible monitoring the …

Knowledge acquisition process for intelligent decision support in critical health care

F Portela, A Cabral, A Abelha, M Salazar… - … and technologies for …, 2013 - igi-global.com
An efficient triage system is a good way to avoid some future problems and benefit the
patient. However, a limitation still exists. The triage system is general and not specific to …

Decision Support in E-Government–A Pervasive Business Intelligence Approach: Case Study in a Local Government

R Teixeira, F Afonso, B Oliveira, J Machado… - New Contributions in …, 2015 - Springer
Business Intelligence (BI) systems are being increasingly used by organizations and
considered as an advantage, which goal is to offer access to information in a timely manner …