Towards Multi-Agent Health Information Systems

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Claudi ◽  
Paolo Sernani ◽  
Aldo Franco Dragoni
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Emergency Situation ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Radiology Workflow ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Multi Agent

One of the key challenges in the healthcare sector is to adapt Health Information Systems to requirements coming from changing societies. In recent years, governments and international healthcare organizations defined a series of requirements for new generation Health Information Systems: they have to preserve past investments on legacy systems, but must also integrate new technologies, include the patient among their users, and ensure that clinical information are available at all times, even in places far from where information are physically stored. This paper proposes a multi agent-oriented architecture for Health Information Systems, which uses international standards for communication and management of clinical documents. The architecture tries to effectively model a generic healthcare organization, and aims at being easily extensible and adaptable to the particularities of specific healthcare systems. The authors present two experimental scenarios to test the proposed multi-agent health information system. In the first, they show how to model a specific use case, a radiology workflow, using agents and well-known standards; in the second one the authors demonstrate how a mobile application can use the services provided by the agents to support the medical staff in an emergency situation.

scholarly journals The significance of information standards for development of integrated health information system

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 64-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljerka Luic ◽  
Dubravka Striber-Devaja
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Local Conditions

Information systems play a significant role in helping to improve health outcomes and decision-making at the point of care, as well as in the planning and funding of care. There is no doubt that new technologies, especially information and communication technologies, could dramatically contribute to achieve better results in our activities in general. The healthcare sector, one of the largest sectors of society accounting, is very complex with many different application requirements. There are also a number of different types of actors that need to communicate for various healthcare purposes (patients/citizens, healthcare professionals and organizations providing health care cervices, payment bodies, pharmaceutical industry, the national governments). Standardization is the first and the most important step in building an Integral Healthcare Information System. However, standardization has been recognized in most of the countries as an important tool to achieve some of the general goals in healthcare systems. The relationship between the participants locally, regionally and nationally requires that information is shared for planning, funding and treatment purposes. Health information standards are instrumental for the operation of healthcare organizations, the planning and management of the health sector, for electronic business transactions and the development of a national system of electronic health records as well. It is necessary to make relevant decisions on adoption of specific health information standards, to adjust them to local conditions as necessary, define in sufficient details methods the manner of their introduction and implementation. The successful implementation of each National Health Information Systems Strategy is heavily dependent upon the implementation of information standards.

scholarly journals Implementation of Toddler Health Information Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Teungku Nih Farisni ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Integrated System

Health Information System is an integrated system that used to manage data and public information. Babahrot Health Center, has problems in the field of health information system and the health center of integrated recording and reporting system especially the system toddler health information

scholarly journals Health information systems´ usability-related use errors in patient safety incidents

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eija Hautamäki ◽  
Ulla-Mari Kinnunen ◽  
Sari Palojoki
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Identification Problems ◽  
Hospital District ◽  
Information System Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Patient Safety Incidents

Health information systems contain usability issues that cause use errors, which may pose a risk to patient safety. The aim of this study was to identify what kind of usability issues in information systems cause use errors that lead to patient safety incidents. Patient safety incidents reported into an incident reporting system in a Finnish hospital district during the year 2014 (n=2500) were analyzed from the perspectives of usability and use errors. An inductive content analysis was carried out in order to gather information about the usability issues that may have led to a use error, thus causing patient safety incidents. The results showed that the main usability issues are the distribution of information into multiple views, identification problems with the selected patient, and basic daily tasks' reliance on users' memory. The results show that the relationship between usability, use errors, and patient safety should be understood and considered in the health information system design.

scholarly journals Towards an Integrative Cognitive-Socio-Technical Approach in Health Informatics: Analyzing Technology-Induced Error Involving Health Information Systems to Improve Patient Safety

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M Borycki ◽  
A.W Kushniruk
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
System Development ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Information System Design ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this paper is to argue for an integration of cognitive and socio-technical approaches to assessing the impact of health information systems. Historically, health informatics research has examined the cognitive and socio-technical aspects of health information systems separately. In this paper we argue that evaluations of health information systems should consider aspects related to cognition as well as socio-technical aspects including impact on workflow (i.e. an integrated view). Using examples from the study of technology-induced error in healthcare, we argue for the use of simulations to evaluate the cognitive-socio-technical impacts of health information technology [36]. Implications of clinical simulations and analysis of cognitive-social-technical impacts are discussed within the context of the system development life cycle to improve health information system design, implementation and evaluation.

scholarly journals OpenMRS FRAMEWORK : HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM SOLUTION TO DEVELOP IN SABHA, LIBYA

Respati ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (27) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Abobaker ◽  
Selo Sulistyo ◽  
Adhistya Erna Permanasari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Care System ◽  
The Revolution

The health care system in Libya in recent years does not change significantly, less developed and modernized. This problem is further exacerbated by the revolution that occurred in Libya. The revolution that occurred in 2011 has caused the health care system into collapse. In this study conducted a review for the development of health information systems in Libya by using OpenMRS Framework.At the stage of gathering information using questionnaires concluded that the majority of respondents (about 95.35%) wanted the development of a new system that can resolve the main problems that occurred in Libya, the health information system ineffective and inefficient in which this system has led to wastage of time and increased operating costs. Based on analysis of system vulnerabilities using PIECES method could also be concluded that the current system is not used effectively and efficiently. In this study is also presented on how to implement OpenMRS.Based on the results of the discussion it can be concluded that OpenMRS is a solution that can be taken for the development of a health information system that is fast, low cost, and is an open source application that only requires a little setting in the system of patient management and care. OpenMRS can be implemented to support the health services of a small clinic to the health services with enterprise scale. Therefore, OpenMRS could be the answer to the development of health information systems in various countries around the world, including Libya.

scholarly journals Investigations into the use of Snomed CT to enhance an OpenMRS health information system

2011 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Halland ◽  
Katarina Britz ◽  
Aurona Gerber
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Snomed Ct ◽  
Implementation Analysis

In this paper, we discuss the advantages of using formal medical ontologies to enhance health information systems. In particular, we consider the suitability of the medical ontology Snomed CT for enhancing a health information system developed in the OpenMRS framework. We propose ways in which a module of Snomed CT can be linked to an OpenMRS application, based on an implementation analysis.

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 in developing countries: case of African countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimé Patrice Koumamba ◽  
Ulrick Jolhy Bisvigou ◽  
Edgard Brice Ngoungou ◽  
Gayo Diallo
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Keywords Health Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Bibliographic Search

Abstract Background In developing countries, health information system (HIS) is experiencing more and more difficulties to produce quality data. The lack of reliable health related information makes it difficult to develop effective health policies. In order to understand the organization of HIS in African countries, we undertook a literature review. Methods Our study was conducted using the PubMed and Scopus bibliographic search engines. The inclusion criteria were: (i) all articles published between 2005 and 2019, (ii) articles including in their title the keywords "health", "information", "systems", "system", "africa", "developing countries", "santé", "pays en développement", "Afrique", (iii) articles that are written in English or French, (iv) which deals with organizational and technical issues about HIS in African countries. Results Fourteen retrieved articles out of 2492 were included in the study, of which 13 (92.9%) were qualitative. All of them dealt with issues related to HIS in 12 African countries. All 12 countries (100.0%) had opted for a data warehouse approach to improve their HIS. This approach, supported by the DHIS2 system, has enabled providing reliable data. However, 11 out of the 12 countries (92.0%) frameworks were aligned with funding donors’ strategies and lacked any national strategy. Conclusion This study suggests that the lack of a national health information management strategy will always be a threat to HIS performance in African countries. Ideally, rigorous upstream thinking to strengthen HIS governance should be undertaken by defining and proposing a coherent conceptual framework to analyze and guide the development and integration of digital applications into HIS over the long term.

scholarly journals A Tale of Two Inspection Methods: Comparing an eHealth Literacy and User Experience Checklist with Heuristic Evaluation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Monkman ◽  
Janessa Griffith
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
User Experience ◽  
Health Information System ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Consumer Health Information ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Mobile Environment ◽  
Ehealth Literacy

Adhering to user experience (UX) and eHealth literacy principles when developing consumer health information systems (HISs) can not only improve a user’s experience but can also have implications on patient safety. Methods exist to explore these dimensions independently, but few methods are available for evaluating consumer (i.e., citizen) health information systems for their adherence to usability and eHealth literacy design principles simultaneously. In this paper, we compared two inspection (i.e., expert review) tools and identified the strengths and weaknesses of each. The findings from this comparison can assist researchers, consumer health information system developers, and evaluators choosing between the two alternatives. Moreover, our comparison revealed the shortcomings in both tools and the need for a novel, purpose-built tool that is more comprehensive than either of the existing tools that assess UX and eHealth literacy and more adequately address design guidelines for the mobile environment.

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