Title :
The Careflow architecture. A case study in medical transcription
Author :
Jagannathan, V. Juggy
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., West Virginia Univ., WV, USA
Abstract :
The Careflow architecture uses Java and CORBA to streamline transcription at many hospitals and clinics. In this article, I explore the evolution of this middleware solution for automating the archiving, versioning and routing of documents in transcription. After a brief overview of transcription, I explain the project´s architectural goals and describe three successive versions that our team developed. Finally, I explore lessons learned and reasons for changes to the system over the past decade
Keywords :
Java; distributed object management; medical administrative data processing; records management; software architecture; CORBA; Careflow architecture; Java; case study; clinics; document archiving; document routing; document versioning; hospitals; medical transcription; middleware; system changes; Automation; Biomedical informatics; Computer aided software engineering; Concurrent engineering; Hospitals; Internet; Java; Medical tests; Middleware; Production;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.935178
