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Applications of Intelligent Agents in Hospital Search and Appointment System

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  • Tyrone Edwards

    (University of Technology, Jamaica)

  • Suresh Sankaranarayanan

    (University of West Indies, Jamaica)

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Access to the correct healthcare facility is a major concern for most people, many of whom gather information about the existing hospitals and healthcare facilities in their locality. After gathering such information, people must do a comparison of the information, make a selection, and then make an appointment with the concerned doctor. The time spent for this purpose would be a major constraint for many individuals. Research is currently underway in this area on incorporating Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve the services available in the health industry. This paper proposes an agent based approach to replicate the same search operations as the individual would otherwise do, by employing an intelligent agent. The proposed agent based system has been simulated and also validated through implementation on an individual’s smart phone or a PDA using JADE-LEAP agent development kit.

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  • Tyrone Edwards & Suresh Sankaranarayanan, 2011. "Applications of Intelligent Agents in Hospital Search and Appointment System," International Journal of E-Services and Mobile Applications (IJESMA), IGI Global, vol. 3(4), pages 57-81, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jesma0:v:3:y:2011:i:4:p:57-81
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