Title :
A personalized medical information system for patient education-MOMEDA
Author :
Pavlopoulos, S. ; Prentza, A. ; Kyriacou, E. ; Marinos, S. ; Stassis, A. ; Kalivas, D. ; Koutsouris, D. ; Filippatos, Gerasimos
Author_Institution :
Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Greece
Abstract :
A personalized medical information system is presented which allows patients to access customized disease-specific information material that enables them to fully understand in a simple and constructive form what their medical problem is, what the planned procedures are, what lifestyle they should follow during and after their hospitalization, thus becoming more qualified partners in the recovery process. Considering the fact that in most cases informed and educated patients are usually satisfied patients when the treatment is finished, patient satisfaction can be also accomplished
Keywords :
medical information systems; patient care; MOMEDA system; RDBMS; customized disease-specific information; functionality; patient education; patient satisfaction; personalized medical information system; risk factors; user friendly interface; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Guidelines; Heart; Hospitals; Material storage; Medical information systems; Medical treatment; Portable computers; Wireless LAN;
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
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804404