Towards New Scopes: Sensor-enhanced Regional Health Information Systems

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (04) ◽  
pp. 476-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Marschollek ◽  
K.-H. Wolf ◽  
R. Haux ◽  
O. J. Bott
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Sensor Technology ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Tele Monitoring

Summary Objectives: To analyze utilization of sensor technology in telemonitoring and home care and to discuss concepts and challenges of sensor-enhanced regional health information systems (rHIS). Methods: The study is based upon experience in sensor-based telemedicine and rHIS projects, and on an analysis of HIS-related journal publications from 2003 to 2005 conducted in the context of publishing the IMIA Yearbook of Medical Informatics. Results: Health-related parameters that are subject to sensor-based measurement in home care and tele-monitoring are identified. Publications related to tele-monitoring, home care and smart houses are analyzed concerning scope and utilization of sensor technology. Current approaches for integrating sensor technology in rHIS based on a corresponding eHealth infrastructure are identified. Based on a coarse architecture of home care and telemonitoring systems ten challenges for sensor-enhanced rHIS are identified and discussed: integration of home and health telematic platforms towards a sensor-enhanced telematic platform, transmission rate guarantees, ad hoc connectivity, cascading data analysis, remote configuration, message and alert logistic, sophisticated user interfaces, unobtrusiveness, data safety and security, and electronic health record integration. Conclusions: Utilization of sensor technology in health care is an active field of research. Currently few research projects and standardization initiatives focus on general architectural considerations towards suitable telematic platforms for establishing sensor-enhanced rHIS. Further research finalized by corresponding standardization is needed. Part 2 of this paperwill present experiences with a research prototype for a sensor-enhanced rHIS telematic platform.

The Use of Electronic Health Information Systems in Home Care

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Stolee ◽  
Brandie Steeves ◽  
Christine Glenny ◽  
Stephanie Filsinger
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Electronic Health ◽  
Electronic Health Information

scholarly journals Health Information Systems - Technology and Acceptance

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 61-65
Author(s):  
O. J. Bott ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
System Architectures ◽  
Important Research Topic ◽  
Electronic Prescriptions

SummaryTo summarize current outstanding research in the field of health information systems (HIS).Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2007.Five articles from three international peer reviewed journals were selected for the HIS section of the IMIA Yearbook 2007. They represent outstanding research on new user interfaces for mobile data entry, smart card based approaches for national eHealth projects, generic system architectures for telemedicine services, new approaches for electronic prescriptions based on ubiquitous computing, and telemedical systems for chronic care in COPD.In the field of health information systems, evaluation and general architectural aspects of telemedical platforms respectively eHealth infrastructures currently is an important research topic as well as establishing acceptance of new technologies from the users and the organizations point of view.

scholarly journals Health Information Systems: Current Challenges and Developments

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
C. Bréant ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Record ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Hospital Information Systems ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Picture Archiving And Communication ◽  
Selection Of

Summary Objectives To summarize excellent current research in the field of Health Information Systems. Method Synopsis of the articles selected for the IMIA Yearbook 2008. Results HIS is a broad field that includes many fruitful areas of research and development. Some current topics were selected for this IMIA yearbook. Conclusions The best paper selection of articles on health information systems shows examples of original developments in the area of: medical record systems to meet specific requirements in a developing country, methodologies to identify strengths and weaknesses of hospital information systems, networking of hospital information systems towards an integrated regional health platform, and development of an open source picture archiving and communication systems to facilitate the integration of advanced new imaging functionalities.

scholarly journals Global Trends of Regional Health Information Systems and Suggested Strategic Utilization of their Medical Information

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 175-181
Author(s):  
Hyejin Park ◽  
Sung-Hong Kang ◽  
Young Sung Lee ◽  
In-Sik Lee ◽  
Yul Hwangbo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Medical Information System ◽  
Regional Health ◽  
Healthcare Information ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Local Healthcare

Objectives: Along with the exponentially-growing data produced and accumulated every day through mobile platforms, social networking services, the Internet, and other media, information is becoming increasingly important as a strategic resource. This report presents specific and clear directions and suggests empirical project plans regarding innovations in regional health information systems to promote the utilization of medical information.Methods: We reviewed and examined documents about global trends and examples of regional health information systems. The problems and solutions of health information utilization and regional health information systems in Korea were analyzed.Results: This study presented examples of the establishment of health information systems, problems in the use of local healthcare information, and an empirical project for improvement.Conclusions: The results of this study imply the need for long-term and systematic approaches for the use of medical information and the establishment of a local healthcare information system, along with implementation plans. As a first step, it is imperative to clarify the goal of building a medical information system, the information that must be provided to build the system, and the data that should be collected to provide such information, while moving away from the mentality of focusing on technology-oriented medical information services. In addition, it is necessary to consider information governance, data-based service development, and the medical innovation framework, which are ways to efficiently manage, utilize, and systemize the data to be collected.

Rationale and Design Considerations for a Semantic Mediator in Health Information Systems

1998 ◽  
Vol 37 (04/05) ◽  
pp. 518-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Sauquet ◽  
M.-C. Jaulent ◽  
E. Zapletal ◽  
M. Lavril ◽  
P. Degoulet
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Software Engineering ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Heterogeneous Systems ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Semantic Interoperability ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Current State ◽  
Engineering Environment

AbstractRapid development of community health information networks raises the issue of semantic interoperability between distributed and heterogeneous systems. Indeed, operational health information systems originate from heterogeneous teams of independent developers and have to cooperate in order to exchange data and services. A good cooperation is based on a good understanding of the messages exchanged between the systems. The main issue of semantic interoperability is to ensure that the exchange is not only possible but also meaningful. The main objective of this paper is to analyze semantic interoperability from a software engineering point of view. It describes the principles for the design of a semantic mediator (SM) in the framework of a distributed object manager (DOM). The mediator is itself a component that should allow the exchange of messages independently of languages and platforms. The functional architecture of such a SM is detailed. These principles have been partly applied in the context of the HEllOS object-oriented software engineering environment. The resulting service components are presented with their current state of achievement.

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