Integration of new technology in a legacy system for collecting medical data - challenges and lessons learned

Author

Gilchrist, Jeff ; Frize, Monique ; Bariciak, Erika ; Townsend, Daphné

Author_Institution

Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

fYear

2008

fDate

20-25 Aug. 2008

Firstpage

4326

Lastpage

4329

Abstract

Integrating new technology into a legacy medical system can be very challenging. Completely new systems cannot always be built due to the high cost of medical equipment, thus integrating some new technology into an existing system may be required. This paper looks at the issues and challenges surrounding the integration of new components into a legacy system for collecting medical data. We discuss how the issues were solved, the lessons learned, and how future upgrades can be made more easily.

Keywords

Artificial neural networks; Databases; Hospitals; Medical diagnostic imaging; Network servers; Pediatrics; Power system modeling; Predictive models; Switches; Systems engineering and theory; Algorithms; Computer Systems; Computer Terminals; Database Management Systems; Diffusion of Innovation; Equipment Design; Hospital Information Systems; Humans; Medical Informatics; Point-of-Care Systems; Software; Systems Integration; User-Computer Interface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1814-5

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650167

Filename

4650167