Essay: Analysis Of Hospital Costs And Reimbursement

Application of Robotics in the Medical Industry

Discuss about the Analysis of Hospital Costs and Reimbursement.

I have researched on the topic of Hackathon Assignment Specification on the first day of the project and analysed the problems faced in robotics. The application of robotics in different fields are analysed and the main focus is given of the application of robotics in medical industry. The technological development and the automated machine that are used for the accomplishment of the medical response and surgery are analysed for the development of the project. The application of the medical robots in different fields are analysed for the development of the report. There is a rapid growth laparoscopic procedure and the robot assistance that is used for creating a regular stage for the technology driven resolution. The robots can be programmed and precise for complex articulation. The impact of the medical robots and the training required for controlling the robots are analysed for the development of the project. The outcomes that the health industry can achieve with the application of the medical robots are also analysed for the investigation of the report. I have divided the project into different parts and created a project schedule for the management of the resources and maintaining the time line for the development of the project. 

The errors that can arise during the development of the robotics technology for the medical practitioners should be evaluated for the development of the project. There is a massive growth in the robotics field and it is applied in the medical filed for the diagnosis of the health condition of the patient and solving different health problems for the technological advancement of the health treatment procedure. The use of programmable computers or robots can help in assisting the doctors for achieving the desired goals and objectives of the treatment and increasing the accuracy of the treatment procedure. With the implementation of the robots the complicated tasks can be managed in a limited time and it should be combined with the power supplies and the system processors for enhancing the various system. Different safety measures should be taken as a precaution for the management of the different activity involves in the surgery and enhance the quality of the living and the living standards of the people. Robotics finds its application in the orthopaedic, laparoscopic surgery and it can become the assistant for the doctor during the surgery. The assisted functionality can help in management of orientation and positon of the instruments that are used for the surgery. The pivot point and the segmentation of the endoscope is important for the accuracy in the surgery and the robot assisted surgery is a safer and feasible procedure that can be implemented for increasing the efficiency of the surgery. Thus the application of the robotics technology can affect the patient care and can be used for operating suites for reduction in the risk of mistakes caused by the medical personnel.

Benefits of Using Programmable Computers or Robots

I have analysed all the requirement for the project and created the project schedule by aligning the requirement and dividing the project into different phases of development. The resources that are required for the development of the project are listed in the resources sheet with all the details. It helps in analysis of the risk associated with the development of the project and creation of the problem solving strategy that can be applied for the development of the robotics project. The goals and objectives of the project are created and a planning is created for solving the problem to increasing the efficiency of the medical world and reduce the complication of operations. The common mistakes that are made by the human beings can be eliminated with the application of the robotics and thus the identification of the problem solving technique is important for successfully develop the robotics project. I prepared the design of the robot and included the activity that should be followed by the robot to perform different operations. The robots can be used with the group of OrthoDoc, surgical planner for performing the operation and it is important that the robot should be programmed and tested before application in the medical field. For example if a leg surgery is going on and the patient moves his legs the robot should stop automatically. Autonomous motions should be applied for the implementation of the safety concerns for the doctors and the patients. The identification of the problem is important for eliminating the errors in the codes and the project schedule e should be followed for the development of the project within the estimated time and duration. The lack of safety and involvement of the development team can affect the quality of the project. The development team should follow the basic standards for the development of the project and if any error is detected during the advancement of the project the errors should be removed immediately for improvement of the quality of the project. The motors and the sensors installed in the robot should be configured according to the requirement and the roles and responsibility of the users must be assigned according to the skills and knowledge of the development team such that the errors are eliminated and the efficiency of the robots are increased. The robots should be installed with battery for providing power to the different sensors and the device installed in the robot.

Errors and Precautions Involved in the Development of Robotics Technology for Medical Practitioners

I analysed the design principle that should be followed for designing the arms and the motors of the project. I found that the arms of the robot should have low friction and low inertia such the surgeon should not face any difficulty while moving the arms of the robots. The arm should act as a haptic device is designed to resist the motion and push back the surgeons hand if motion outside the planning is detected. The success of the project is dependent on the design of the project and thus the design of the project should not consists ant errors. It should be re-evaluated before starting the development of the project. I gathered ideas from different journals, articles and the internet for the development of the project and selected a specialization for which the robotics technology can be applied. The benefits of the application of the robotics technology and its drawbacks are also evaluated such that my project can be used in future for tele surgery and robot assisted surgery and improve the robotics system currently developed for the medical industry.

I reviewed various papers based on specific domain e.g. spine robots, surgical robots, urological robots etc. and focused on the surgical robots for the development of the project. The surgical robots finds its application in the orthopaedics department and with the help of this types of robots the doctors can resection the bones precisely and it can improve the outcomes of the implantation longevity. The developed robots for the orthopaedics now provides treatment for the hip and the knees and for replacement of resurfacing. The main requirement is to fix the bones in the right place and the use of bone screws and the pins in the exact location is important for the success of the surgery.

I started the coding off the robots for movement of the arms and controlling the motion of the robot and I found some errors in the logical code because it was not working as per the expected outcome. I thus decided to go back to the previous stage of the project development that is the designing stage for finding the activity of the robot. From the design stage the activity diagram was analysed and the steps are followed for identification of the errors in the logic of the code. The logic seemed that it has no errors and thus the codes prepared by me was compared with the steps followed in the activity diagram for concentrating on the code to meet the activity defined in the design stage. The activity diagram made it easier to find the error because when I tried to find the error without following the activity diagram I got lost in the middle and by following the activity diagram I can keep track on my code and its outcome for the logic. I got a relied after fixing the error in the code and it provided me the confidence that I can move to the next part off my project with a little add on effort. We started working on the project at the computer lab and used the sensors and applied it different parts of the robot because I was not sure about the range of the sensor and thus we wrote the program and modified the setting of distance for getting the accurate result from the sensors. We also used the graphical analyser and used the combination of trial and error for recording the result of the table for understanding the mean and its difference for incorporating it into the program.

Designing the Robot Arms and Motors for Medical Industry

I prepared the project and coded it for running the project solution the codes prepared for the project and real life for the rehabilitation for the sensors. The real time environment should be supported it becomes crucial for the health industry for resolving the errors and producing an accurate diagnostic result for the patients’ health condition. The errors in sensing of the blood pressure and the battery power for the analysis of the theoretical capability and the control of the microprocessor for facilitating the health diagnosis of the therapeutic capabilities. The improvement of the stability of the health system and the rehabilitation is similar for the development of a assistive system and design the medial robot for facilitating the operations and moving the robotic arms. The testing of the codes is important for the application of the robotics in the medical industry and a current research and development should be made in the medical robots and it is discussed for the removal of the errors. The errors in the codes can help in removal of the injuries and the robots should pass the safety requirement such that it does not causes any harm to the patient during performing the surgery. The algorithms and the code should follow the needs and can be programmed depending on the surgery needs. The critical decision that should be taken with the presence of the medical practitioner and the robots should not take any action without the consent of the medical practitioners.

The codes that are used for the programming of the robots should be encrypted such that it cannot be used by the other users to program a similar type of robot and use it for another purpose. The encryption of the code also helps in reducing the risk of piracy and modification of the codes that can cause malfunction of the robot and harm the patient. Since the robot is developed for the medical industry it should be secured from different risks and different manual controls should be included such that the robot can be stopped if it is found to be malfunctioning. Some advanced diagnostics features should be included in the robots such as sensing the activity of the medical practitioner and the patient such that it can assist the operations performed on the patient. Each of the sensors and the devices installed for the development of the robots should be checked and the sensors must be controlled with the help of the programs. The different system processes must be must be controlled and the malfunctioning cause life risk for the patient and thus the errors must be eliminated for reducing the risk and increasing the efficiency of the medical surgery. Using the robots as a surgery assistant can help in increasing the accuracy of the surgery and can turn into a lifesaving decision for the doctors for enhancing the quality of the treatment procedure.

Coding the Robots for Movement and Controlling the Motion

In the project closure stage the stakeholders that are affected with the development of the project should be analysed. The legal issues that can be faced during the deployment of the robot in the medical industries are analysed. I also searched the internet for finding the rules and regulations and the standards that the robots should follow for the meeting of the criteria. All the activity that was planned in the project schedule is evaluated for the development of the project report and a risk analysis is performed for the identification of the different risk acting on the project development. Risk mitigation strategy should be applied for the development of the project and application in the medical industry without rising any errors in the treatment procedure. The successful integration of the robotics in the medical industry can help in development of the medical treatment and providing quality treatment and increasing the accuracy of the treatment. There are several opportunity and barriers that are needed to be overcome for the deployment of the project in the medical industry.  The safety of the patients is the first priority and it is crucial that the robots should pass through thorough testing phase for its deployment and the safety rules should be meted for different factors. The basic rules for the different countries should be meted for it is crucial to meet the basic requirement for maintaining the rules and laws for the effective management of the robots in the health industry. The medical practitioners should check the condition of the robots such that it does not face any errors and the risk are avoided during the surgery for avoiding the accident that can be faced by the medical practitioners during the surgery. There are different techniques can be included for solving the problems and proper measures should be applied for increasing the accuracy of the treatment procedure. The knowledge of the medical practitioners should be high and have learning ability such that the new technology can be adopted and the chances of the collision with the different object should be avoided. The robotics technology can help increasing the accuracy of the treatment procedure and include the human related resource for operating the medical operation. The main primary development team should be involved in the project closure phase and a live demonstration of the robotics technology and its application in the health industry should be evaluated for the development of the project. The project is continued for further development of the technology and implement more new features for the improvement of the personal care and social awareness and training is need to be provided such that the robotics technology is applied in more new fields for getting a better response and increase the accuracy of the treatment procedure.

Conclusion and Future Scope

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