Abstract:Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes have to monitor complex sets of medical observations and behaviors. This includes blood glucose, weight, cholesterol, HbA1c, blood pressure, as well as diet, exercise and medication. We have developed a set of web-based, highly interactive graphic modules that are integrated in a personal health record to provide an easy and pleasant way for patients to browse through their historical data. By using a Web 2.0 framework with technologies such as AJAX and Flash/Flex, coupled with a mechanism of loading data on demand, we minimized the amount of data passed between the server and the browser and we were able to build a highly interactive and responsive graphic user interface that displays two-dimensional graphs for diabetic patients. As a result, the patients are using their personal health record on a daily basis, resulting in a more accurate, complete and useful application.
Portals are Web-based applications that give users a centralized point of access for information and applications of relevance. Therefore the portal paradigm is an attractive proposition for healthcare because it offers a solution to rapidly aggregate heterogeneous applications and services while offering a high level of customization and personalization to the users, patients, care givers and IT personnel. In this paper, we explain the motivations that led us to integrate a portal framework on top of our solution stack to create healthcare solutions for our partners and customers. We describe the challenges associated with this type of infrastructure for healthcare applications including security and context management. We present concrete solutions for specific portal applications integrating EHR, PHR, care and disease management functionalities.
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