Abstract
In many countries the health system consists of many organizations, both public and private, that must cooperate to achieve the common goal of population health. Even though in countries where public or private sector control most of the health centers, frequently each organization has a particular medical record format. This happens in Venezuela and in some South American countries. This medical record format diversity, makes it difficult to properly attend patients when they move from one health center to another. It also complicates decision-making processes related to public health policies and research, because the medical records can't be shared between organizations. Relevant medical record information is also difficult to combine. To address this problem, we propose a EMR's Ecosystem in which electronic medical records are centralized at the national level and local replicas are kept in every organization. This article is focused on a prototype of synchronization with priorities and on data sharing mechanisms proposed to implement this ecosystem.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2017 International Caribbean Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, ICCDCS 2017 |
Editors | Roberto S. Murphy |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 89-92 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781538619629 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 27 Jun 2017 |
Event | 10th International Caribbean Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, ICCDCS 2017 - Quintana Roo, Cozumel, Mexico Duration: 5 Jun 2017 → 7 Jun 2017 |
Publication series
Name | 2017 International Caribbean Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, ICCDCS 2017 |
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Conference
Conference | 10th International Caribbean Conference on Devices, Circuits and Systems, ICCDCS 2017 |
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Country/Territory | Mexico |
City | Quintana Roo, Cozumel |
Period | 5/06/17 → 7/06/17 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017 IEEE.
Keywords
- Distributed Databases
- Electronic Medical Records
- Public Healthcare