Title :
Improving the management of chronic diseases using web-based technologies: an application in hemophilia care
Author :
Teixeira, Leonor ; Saavedra, Vasco ; Ferreira, Carlos ; Santos, Beatriz Sousa
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Econ., Manage. & Ind. Eng., Aveiro Univ., Aveiro, Portugal
fDate :
Aug. 31 2010-Sept. 4 2010
Abstract :
Modern methods of information and communication that use web technologies provide an opportunity to facilitate closer communication between patients and healthcare providers, allowing a joint management of chronic diseases. This paper describes a web-based technological solution to support the management of inherited bleeding disorders integrating, diffusing and archiving large sets of data relating to the clinical practice of hemophilia care, more specifically the clinical practice at the Hematology Service of Coimbra Hospital Center (a Hemophilia Treatment Center located in Portugal).
Keywords :
Internet; blood; diseases; health care; medical information systems; Hematology Service of Coimbra Hospital Center; chronic diseases; communication; healthcare providers; hemophilia care; inherited bleeding disorder management; web-based technological solution; Databases; Diseases; Hemorrhaging; Hospitals; Joints; Algorithms; Chronic Disease; Computer Communication Networks; Computer Graphics; Computers; Decision Support Systems, Clinical; Hemophilia A; Humans; Internet; Medical Informatics; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Models, Organizational; Programming Languages; Software; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Buenos Aires
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4123-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5626026
