Applying FHIR in Remote Consultation in Dermatology: Interoperability of Information for Digital Dermatoscope

Tzu Fang Peng, Hung Wen Chiu

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Abstract

Because of the Coronavirus disease and the problem of uneven distribution of physicians between urban and rural areas, telemedicine is widely adopted, including tele-dermatology. However, there is still no formal and consistent format for telemedicine data exchange in Taiwan. In 2021, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) of Taiwan has announced that the National Electronic Medical Record Exchange Center (EEC) should follow Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources (FHIR) based on Health Level 7 (HL7) in Taiwan. Dermatoscope has become a significant tool for diagnosis in dermatology. It is used in diagnosing benign and malignant skin tumors, seborrheic keratosis, malignant melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma, etc. With the advancement of medical optical imaging, dermoscope has become a convenient, portable, non-invasive, diagnostic instrument. In this study, we set FHIR standards for the interoperability of information for digital dermatoscope in teleconsultation, and built a FHIR-based teleconsultation system. There were two stages: Setting the FHIR standard for information of digital dermatoscope in teleconsultation and sharing information between teleconsultation system and the FHIR server.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICMHI 2022 - 2022 6th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages28-31
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450396301
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022
Event6th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics, ICMHI 2022 - Virtual, Online, Japan
Duration: May 12 2022May 15 2022

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics, ICMHI 2022
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityVirtual, Online
Period5/12/225/15/22

Keywords

  • Dermatoscope
  • FHIR
  • Interoperability
  • Teleconsultation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Software

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