Abstract
A unified approach to managing multimedia medical databases in a telemedicine system is proposed. In order to manage search and display patient information more efficiently we define a patient information package (PIP) as a concise data set of a patient's medical information from each visit. By means of PIP's both patient-oriented and problem-oriented query strategies which are most frequently used in daily clinical practice and medical education can be accommodated. We also provide a unified methodology for accessing various types of patient medical records as well as design two types of user interfaces high-quality data display and web-based interface for different medical service purposes. The PIP-based management of databases has been successfully implemented between the National Taiwan University (NTUH) Taipei and the Chinshan health care center Chinshan Taiwan for teleconsultation telediagnosis and tele-education.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 183-192 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Medical database
- Telemedicine
- World wide web (www)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Informatics
- Health Information Management
- Information Systems
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics