Interoperability

Participation in these structures helps enhancing the interoperability between member states and their respective units. Common training and exercises are important tools for maintaining interoperability. National capabilities are also challenged through the standardization and implementation of Target Goals (previously known as Force Goals) or capability packages that nations…

Indian Air Force: Introduction The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the division of Indian armed forces [1]. Main mission of IAF is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare during armed conflict. However, IAF has also participated in United Nations peacekeeping missions. The IAF was established on 8 Oct 1932. Nowadays maintaining a modern air force is necessary to outsmart the enemies across different geographical locations. Modern and competent military equipment serves as political and…

Australia is the smallest continent. Most people these days’ associate Kangaroos, and the pop artist, Iggy Azealia to the country. I myself was guilty of that until I had a conversation with someone from the Oceanic country and became enlightened. In order for the employees to enter or leave the Magic Kingdom, they have to get brought in by a company authorized bus, unless you are one of the very few that has been granted gate access. As I sat on the bus, to head back to my car after a long day…

On October 1, 2008, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new regulation, which deny payment for selected 10 conditions occurring during the hospital stay and are not present on admission. Out of these 10 hospital-acquired conditions, three of them were healthcare-associated infections, which are a common, expensive, and often preventable. According to an article published in Med Care on 2010, this policy was the first significant step to move output-based inpatient…

Even though VANET is considered as a type of MANET, it has its own particular features that make it different from MANET. These characteristics include: 1. Each vehicle is turned into a router or wireless node with the capability to connect and become a part of a network in the range of approximately 100-300m. 2. Network topology changes as the vehicles fall out of range or new vehicles join the network, thus making the network density vary according to traffic density. For example, network…

have high volumes of people, which can be easy targets for terrorist attacks. In addition to simply adding extra security measures, there is a new program implemented for the intersectional forces of authorities. “Our Joint Emergency Services Interoperability [Program] (JESIP) concluded in September 2014. JESIP trained over 11,000 priority police, fire and ambulance service personnel, notably to improve crucial areas of communication between the services and contribute to more effective joint…

identifies a healthcare problem that can be solved through the use of a health information system. Objective: The objective of this research project is to examine the information flow, functionality, and interoperabilityflow of information, and interoperability of the pharmacy information system HealthWATCH, exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart, in connection with hospital information systems. HealthWATCH is a pharmacy information system that is exclusive to Shoppers Drug Mart. The aim is to…

U.S. government standards for using EHRs in exchanging patient clinical data amongst healthcare providers, insurers, and patients themselves. This ease of exchange and communication between different providers is the basis of Meaningful Use: interoperability to better coordinate care (Porer, 2014). The expected results of Meaningful Use are enhanced patient outcomes, increased transparency and efficiency, and empowerment, which all contribute towards an overall healthier population (Thurston,…

The U.S. Marine Corps has been supporting the nation's conflicts since their founding in 1775. Their agile structure and unique capabilities make them the primary go to force for military operations and activities. Marines have been involved in several joint operational environments from stability operations with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), to peace operations with the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL), to counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in the…

And then the trend came for web clients where web browsers acted as clients. They enabled a user to access resources over the internet, thus by providing more accessibility and authorization to it. This scenario has been described in figure 1.3, shown above. But all this was very difficult to integrate as far as business data availability and workflows are concerned. So, there emerged a need for some technology wherein one can easily change the software which can easily handle all the resources…