Citation:
O. Adeogun, A. Tiwari, J.R. Alcock, Informatics-based product-service systems for point-of-care devices, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, Volume 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107–115
Abstract:
Informatics related to point-of-care devices denotes the ability to translate
stand-alone biological data into meaningful information that can be interpreted
to enable and support users in taking the most appropriate steps to aid in
managing their health. This paper considers small point-of-care devices used
outside healthcare environments, and presents glucometers as an example. The
paper seeks to evaluate the current level of servitization of point-of-care
testing devices and considers whether they are, or could form, the product-core
of a product-service system. The type of product-service system, its informatics
requirements, and the services such a system could provide are also considered.