Research on synchronizing technique applied in mobile database
Combined with a prototype of mobile database system SwiftDB developed in the lab environment, the current situation of the development of embedded database system was introduced. Then a solution for data synchronization based on the two-way replication was brought forward. Besides, some different implementation methods for different application environments were also given, which benefited not only the maintenance of data consistency, but also the performance of the whole system. Combined with a prototype of mobile database system SwiftDB, which has been developed in the lab environment, the paper introduces the current situation of the development of embedded database system, and then brings forwards a solution for data synchronization based on the two-way replication. Besides, the paper also gives different implementation methods for different application environments, which benefit not only the maintenance of data consistency, but also the performance of the whole system.
Despite the fact that since 1985 the government of Quebec increased by 5.75 % on average the amount of money spent on healthcare per year, little improvement was noted. It is obvious that an optimal use of resources is essential to reduce waiting times and provide safer and faster services to patients. The use of new technology can contribute to improve the healthcare system efficiency. Our study aims to assess the impact of a medication distribution technology on 1) the performance of a health and social services center’s pharmacy, 2) the performance of one care unit in a nursing home and on 3) the medication-use process safety. To measure performance we were inspired by the Lean approach. The results show that medication distribution technology is considered as an effective way to significantly detect medication errors, to allow nurses to focus more on patients and pharmacy to react more rapidly to changes in patient medications.