A proposed information architecture for telehealth system interoperability

Author

Warren, Steve ; Craft, Richard L. ; Parks, Raymond C. ; Gallagher, Linda K. ; Garcia, Rudy J. ; Funkhouser, D.R.

Author_Institution

Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36434

Abstract

We propose an object-oriented information architecture for telemedicine systems that promotes secure `plug-and-play´ interaction between system components through standardized interfaces, communication protocols, messaging formats, and data definitions. In this architecture, each component functions as a black box, and components plug together in a “lego-like” fashion to achieve the desired device or system functionality

Keywords

health care; medical information systems; object-oriented methods; protocols; telemedicine; black box; communication protocols; data definitions; electronic patient records; hospital information networks; lego-like fashion; messaging formats; object-oriented information architecture; secure plug-and-play interaction; standardized interfaces; system functionality; telehealth system interoperability; telemedicine systems; Collaboration; Costs; Information security; Information technology; Laboratories; Plugs; Protocols; Research and development; Telemedicine; Tires;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5674-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803857

Filename

803857