Title :
Implementing a wireless application in a developing country
Author :
McDaniel, J.G. ; Slawecki, E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Health Inforniation Sci., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada
Abstract :
For the first time in the nation of Georgia, health facilities at the district level are connected electronically for the purpose of collecting and sharing health data for patient care and hospital administration. Legal, budgetary, and infrastructure considerations as well as equipment availability complicated the design and development of a wireless, city-wide health information system in Georgia. The paper discusses these and other issues encountered by a Canadian project to implement a multi-facility electronic patient record.
Keywords :
IP networks; biomedical communication; health care; information networks; medical information systems; radio networks; wireless LAN; TCP/IP network; developing country; electronic patient record; health data; health facilities; health information system; hospital administration; patient care; wireless LAN; wireless local area network; Buildings; Capacity planning; Cities and towns; Concrete; Hospitals; Information science; Information systems; Law; Management information systems; Management training;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, 2005 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8966-2
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2005.1424907
