Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes a first switch coupled between a terminal for receiving an input voltage and a top plate node, and having a first control terminal; a second switch coupled between the top plate node and a switching node, and having a second control terminal; a third switch coupled between the switching node and a bottom plate node and having a third control terminal; a fourth switch coupled between the bottom plate node and a ground terminal, and having a fourth control terminal; a flying capacitor coupled between the top plate node and the bottom plate node; a fifth switch coupled between the top plate node and an auxiliary node; a sixth switch coupled between the auxiliary node and the bottom plate node; and an auxiliary capacitor coupled between the auxiliary control terminal and a ground terminal.

Abstract: A device, system, and method optimizes a patient flow. The method is performed at a device of a healthcare organization, the healthcare organization having a healthcare network including a plurality of healthcare providers. The method includes determining a step in a patient flow for a patient of a primary care physician (PCP) associated with the healthcare network based upon first information relative to the patient. The method includes determining a referral of a healthcare provider to perform the step based upon the first information and second information relative to a region associated with the patient and the healthcare organization. The method includes determining whether the referral is acceptable based upon third information relative to the healthcare provider and the healthcare organization. The method includes generating a recommendation including the referral for the PCP when the referral is acceptable.

Abstract: A database merger method (20) merges two or more anonymized healthcare databases (X, Y). Each anonymized healthcare database has personally identifying information anonymized including having medical care units replaced by medical care unit placeholders. In the database merger method, statistical patient feature distributions are computed for medical care unit placeholders in the anonymized healthcare databases. Medical care unit placeholders in different anonymized healthcare databases are matched by matching corresponding statistical patient feature distributions for the respective medical care unit placeholders. Patients in different anonymized healthcare databases are matched. The patient matching is performed within matched pairs of medical care unit placeholders to improve computational efficiency.

Abstract: The present system is configured to generate adaptive, optimal, intelligent questionnaires for diagnosing depression, ADHD, and/or other medical conditions. The system is configured to train a prediction model based on a database of previously asked and answered questions related to various medical conditions. A questionnaire for a specific patient is determined from the questions in the database based on caregiver supplied criteria including a number of questions the questionnaire should have and a quality metric indicating a desired level of relatedness of the questions in the questionnaire to the patient's medical condition. If the patient decides to not answer one or more questions for any reason, another subset of questions are suggested.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor coupled to the high side transistor at a switching node, and an inductor coupled to the switching node and providing an output node. A controller is provided that is coupled to the high side transistor and the low side transistor. The controller is configured to selectively turn on and off the high and low side transistors in a repeat cycle. The controller is configured to control the high and low side transistors to cause a sequence of packets of charge to be delivered to the inductor. Also included is an adaptive timer circuit coupled to the output node and the controller and configured to adaptively adjust the amount of charge in each packet based on the voltage ripple of the output node.

Abstract: A system for uniformly correlating unstructured entry features included in unstructured therapy entries to associated therapy features in structured therapy information is disclosed. The system obtains unstructured therapy entries and identifies unstructured entry features within the individual unstructured therapy entries. The unstructured therapy entry features are correlated to corresponding associated therapy features. The correlation of unstructured entry features to associated therapy features is based on contextual information associated with the individual unstructured therapy entries. Contextual information associated with the unstructured therapy entry includes the syntax of the unstructured therapy entry, a creator of the unstructured therapy entry, and/or the format of the unstructured therapy entry.

Abstract: In a described example, an apparatus includes a first switch coupled between a terminal for receiving an input voltage and a top plate node, and having a first control terminal; a second switch coupled between the top plate node and a switching node, and having a second control terminal; a third switch coupled between the switching node and a bottom plate node and having a third control terminal; a fourth switch coupled between the bottom plate node and a ground terminal, and having a fourth control terminal; a flying capacitor coupled between the top plate node and the bottom plate node; a fifth switch coupled between the top plate node and an auxiliary node; a sixth switch coupled between the auxiliary node and the bottom plate node; and an auxiliary capacitor coupled between the auxiliary control terminal and a ground terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a system, a method of using such a system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions to such a system to assist in scheduling of float pool nurses. The system, method, and computer-readable medium allow a healthcare facility to optimize float pool nurse scheduling by identifying those units within the healthcare facility that have negatively correlated variation in nurse demand compared to the projected average nurse demand and solicit an approval from a decision-making authority, so that the identified and approved unit pairs can be combined when scheduling float pool nurses for the units.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a method and system configured for facilitating computer-assisted healthcare-related outlier detection via automated threshold-based contributing factor detection.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a system configured to facilitate computer-assisted personnel scheduling. The system is configured to: obtain demand information for an individual unit of a health facility, the demand information indicating estimated levels of demand for a service provider at the individual unit during one or more time periods; obtain a rostering model, the rostering model indicating a first unit of time and types of service providers available to be scheduled for respective different multiples of the first unit of time; determine scheduling information for the individual unit based on the rostering model and the demand information, the scheduling information indicating quantities of service providers to be scheduled for the different multiples of the first unit of time during the time periods; and generate, based on the scheduling information, a first interactive element on a user interface that corresponds to the quantities of service providers to be scheduled.

Abstract: A method includes retrieving de-identified records for individuals from at least two different databases. Each of the databases stores a different type of information for the individuals. The method further includes identifying a set of features common across the at least two different databases. The method further includes generating a unique identification for each of the individuals in the retrieved de-identified records based on the set of features. The method further includes computing a rarity coefficient for each of the individuals based on the set of features. The method further includes matching the de-identified entities across the at least two different databases based on the rarity coefficients. The method further includes matching the de-identified patient records for a set of matched de-identified entities. The method further includes constructing a database with one or more sets of the matched de-identified records.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor coupled to the high side transistor at a switching node, and an inductor coupled to the switching node and providing an output node. A controller is provided that is coupled to the high side transistor and the low side transistor. The controller is configured to selectively turn on and off the high and low side transistors in a repeat cycle. The controller is configured to control the high and low side transistors to cause a sequence of packets of charge to be delivered to the inductor. Also included is an adaptive timer circuit coupled to the output node and the controller and configured to adaptively adjust the amount of charge in each packet based on the voltage ripple of the output node.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor coupled to the high side transistor at a switching node, and an inductor coupled to the switching node and providing an output node. A controller is provided that is coupled to the high side transistor and the low side transistor. The controller is configured to selectively turn on and off the high and low side transistors in a repeat cycle. The controller is configured to control the high and low side transistors to cause a sequence of packets of charge to be delivered to the inductor. Also included is an adaptive timer circuit coupled to the output node and the controller and configured to adaptively adjust the amount of charge in each packet based on the voltage ripple of the output node.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first set of de-identified records for individuals from a first type of database for a first set of entities. The first type of database does not include longitudinal information that links the first set of de-identified records across the first set of entities. The method includes receiving a second set of de-identified records for a single individual from a second type of database for a second set of entities. The second type of database includes longitudinal information that links the second set of de-identified records across the second set of entities including over time. The method includes integrating the first type of databases and the second type of databases, which matches the individuals and the single individual. The method includes adding longitudinal information to the first type of database for the individuals based on the longitudinal information of the second type of database.

Abstract: A voltage converter includes a high side transistor, a low side transistor coupled to the high side transistor at a switching node, and an inductor coupled to the switching node and providing an output node. A controller is provided that is coupled to the high side transistor and the low side transistor. The controller is configured to selectively turn on and off the high and low side transistors in a repeat cycle. The controller is configured to control the high and low side transistors to cause a sequence of packets of charge to be delivered to the inductor. Also included is an adaptive timer circuit coupled to the output node and the controller and configured to adaptively adjust the amount of charge in each packet based on the voltage ripple of the output node.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for three-dimensional coiling via structures. A substrate includes a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of trace layers interleaved with the insulating layers, and a three-dimensional coiling via. The three-dimensional coiling via includes a plurality of electrically conductive traces and a plurality of electrically conductive vias through the insulating layers. The electrically conductive traces are present in at least two of the traces layers and are coupled together by the electrically conductive vias. The electrically conductive traces are arranged to form at least one partial turn around an axis through the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a root mean square (‘RMS’) value generator; an integrator coupled to the RMS value generator; a sample and hold switch coupled to an output of the integrator; a capacitor coupled between the sample and hold switch and a ground; an input of the analog to digital convertor (‘ADC’) coupled to the capacitor; an adder coupled to an output of the ADC; a register, wherein an output of the register is coupled to an input of the adder; and wherein an output of the adder is coupled to an input of the register; and a logic coupled to the register for comparing an output of the register to an RMS threshold value for determining whether a touch-down has occurred.

Abstract: A data storage system for detecting a location of a head relative to a magnetic media is described. This system comprises arms, a preamplifier circuit coupled to the arms for controlling the arms, a proximity sensing system positioned within the preamplifier circuit, the proximity sensing system comprising: an input stage for transmitting an input sense signal; a programmable gain stage coupled to receive the input sense signal and operative for transmitting a gain signal in response to receiving the input sense signal; a multiplexer coupled to receive the gain signal and at least one control signal, the multiplexer operative for transmitting a multiplexed signal; a detector coupled to receive the multiplexed signal and a second control signal, the detector operative for transmitting an output signal; wherein an amplitude associated with the output signal enables detecting the location of the head.

Abstract: Within hard disk drives (HDDs), for example, a preamplifier or preamp is generally used to perform read and write operations with a magnetic head. Typically, for write operations, the preamplifier generates a current waveform that uses a DC current to polarize magnetic elements within the disk and overshoot components to compensate for frequency dependent attenuation in the interconnect between the head and preamp. Conventional pulse-shaping circuitry used for this application uses high voltage to accomplish this task. Here, however, pulse-shaping circuitry is provided which can generate a similar waveform using lower voltage (i.e., about 5V) for this application and others.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a root mean square (‘RMS’) value generator; an integrator coupled to the RMS value generator; a sample and hold switch coupled to an output of the integrator; a capacitor coupled between the sample and hold switch and a ground; an input of the analog to digital convertor (‘ADC’) coupled to the capacitor; an adder coupled to an output of the ADC; a register, wherein an output of the register is coupled to an input of the adder; and wherein an output of the adder is coupled to an input of the register; and a logic coupled to the register for comparing an output of the register to an RMS threshold value for determining whether a touch-down has occurred.