CONTACT:
Harvey Watson, Ph.D.
Information System
   Testing
(210) 522-2668
E-mail:  Harvey Watson

KEY TERMS:
system
characterization
information system 
testing
software evaluation
conformance 
verification
software 
specification

Medical Systems Concepts and Architectures

The Medical Systems Concepts and Architectures (MSC&A) Section staff is involved in the characterization, evaluation, design, development, and deployment of medical information systems for both government and industry.

Typical application architecture developed by the Medical Systems Concepts and Architectures staff

Technical strengths of the section include:

• Systems Engineering

• System Architecture Design and Development

• Trade Studies to Assess Alternative Products

• Business Process Characterization and Reengineering

• Requirements Gathering, Analysis and Traceability

• Information System Security Assessment, Design and Development

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Assessments

• Information System Testing and Evaluation

In addition to the strengths listed above, the MSC&A staff is skilled and experienced at all aspects of the software development life cycle to include development.

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) assists customers in addressing specific problems associated with medical information systems and provides custom-tailored recommended solutions.

Please e-mail Harvey D. Watson, Ph.D. (210) 522-2668, or Waring Worsham, (210) 522-3759, to discuss your current or future information system testing research or project requirements. We can offer you the best approach for addressing your medical systems concept and architecture needs.

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 11 technical divisions.