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Yearb Med Inform 2008; 17(01): 52-54
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1638583
Original Article
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart

Health Information Systems: Current Challenges and Developments

Findings from the Yearbook 2008 Section on Health Information Systems
C. Bréant
1   Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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Managing Editor for the IMIA Yearbook Section on Health Information Systems › Author Affiliations
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Correspondence to:

Claudine Bréant, PhD
Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics Geneva University Hospitals
Rue Micheli du Crest
14 1211 Geneva Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 372 61 79   
Fax: +41 22 372 88 79   

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Publication Date:
07 March 2018 (online)

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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.


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Keywords

Medical informatics - International Medical Informatics Association - health information systems

 


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Correspondence to:

Claudine Bréant, PhD
Department of Imaging and Medical Informatics Geneva University Hospitals
Rue Micheli du Crest
14 1211 Geneva Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 372 61 79   
Fax: +41 22 372 88 79   

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  • 1 Reichertz PL. Hospital information systems-past, present, future. Int J Med Inform 2006; MarApr; 75 3-4 282-99.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 2 Kuhn KA, Giuse DA, Lapao L, Wurst SH. Expanding the scope of health information systems from hospitals to regional networks, to national infrastructures, and beyond. Methods Inf Med 2007; 46 (04) 500-2.
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 3 Mykkanen J, Korpela M, Ripatti S, Rannanheimo J, Sorri J. Local, regional and national interoperability in hospital-level systems architecture. Methods Inf Med 2007; 46 (04) 470-5.
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 4 Pereira J, Castro AF, Perez JL, Novoa FJ, Vazquez JM, Teijeiro J. et al. Development and implementation of a secure, integrated management system for medical images and electronic clinical records for small hospitals. Telemed J E Health 2007; Jun; 13 (03) 303-12.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 5 Pohjonen H, Ross P, Blickman JG, Kamman R. Pervasive access to images and data-the use of computing grids and mobile/wireless devices across healthcare enterprises. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed 2007; Jan; 11 (01) 81-6.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 6 Lee RG, Chen KC, Hsiao CC, Tseng CL. A mobile care system with alert mechanism. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed 2007; Sep; 11 (05) 507-17.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 7 Jen WY, Chao CC, Hung MC, Li YC, Chi YP. Mobile information and communication in the hospital outpatient service. Int J Med Inform 2007; Aug; 76 (08) 565-74.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 8 Durand T, Spacagna H, Verdier C, Biron P, Flory A. The Rhone-Alpes health platform. Methods Inf Med 2007; 46 (04) 451-7.
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 9 Odero W, Rotich J, Yiannoutsos CT, Ouna T, Tierney WM. Innovative approaches to application of information technology in disease surveillance and prevention in Western Kenya. J Biomed Inform 2007; Aug; 40 (04) 390-7.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 10 Yusof MM, Papazafeiropoulou A, Paul RJ, Stergioulas LK. Investigating evaluation frameworks for health information systems. Int J Med Inform. 2007 Sep 27 (epub)
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 11 Bott OJ, Marschollek M, Wolf KH, Haux R. Towards new scopes sensor-enhanced regional health information systems part 1: architectural challenges. Methods Inf Med 2007; 46 (04) 476-83.
    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 12 Raghupathi W, Umar A. Exploring an MDA approach to health care information systems development. Int J Med Inform. 2007 Jun 6 (epub)
    PubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 13 Lovis C, Spahni S, Cassoni N, Geissbuhler A. Comprehensive management of the access to the electronic patient record: towards trans-institutional networks. Int J Med Inform 2007; May-Jun; 76 (56) 466-70.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 14 Blobel B. Comparing approaches for advanced ehealth security infrastructures. Int J Med Inform 2007; May-Jun; 76 5-6 454-9.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 15 Choe J, Yoo SK. Web-based secure access from multiple patient repositories. Int J Med Inform 2008; Apr; 77 (04) 242-8.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
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    Article in Thieme ConnectPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 19 Liu CT, Yang PT, Yeh YT, Wang BL. The impacts of small cards on hospital information systems-an investigation of the first phase of the national health insurance smart card projetc in Taiwan. Int J Med Inform 2006; 75 (02) 173-81.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
  • 20 Ammenwerth E, Ehlers F, Hirsch B, Gratl G. HISMonitor: an approach to assess the quality of information processing in hospitals. Int J Med Inform 2007; Feb-Mar; 76 2-3 216-25.
    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar
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    CrossrefPubMedGoogle Scholar

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