Thiscan cutthetimerequired to processqueries by as much as 20 percent becausemoredatacanbe kept in memory, reducingthenumberofI/Ooperations to slowermechanicaldiskdrives.
Flash memory with higher endurance will increase their performance and may also allow higher flash memory storage capacities by reducing one of the draw-backs in finer lithography flash memory chips endurance declines with narrower lithography flash cells.
Leape did turn up extensive safety literature from cognitive psychology, aviation and nuclear power, gleaning lessons--reducing reliance on memory, standardizing processes, promoting teamwork--that might apply well to medicine.