New Communication Technologies for Integrating Hospital Information Systems and Their Computer-based Patient Records

Orthner, Helmuth F.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-3873-5_19

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“…Orthner [ 202 ] pointed out that the data processing industry had minimized the use of the analog voice channels of the telephone industry and generally preferred to install coaxial cables; as a result there were myriad LANs, each with its own proprietary communications protocol. A decade later, Orthner et al [ 204 ] described network protocols as required for the standardization of the variety of processes involved in data communication.…”

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The Development of Digital Computers

Collen¹,

Kulikowski

2015

Health Informatics

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In the 1950s, the transistor replaced the vacuum tubes that had empowered Eniac, Colossus, and other early computers in the 1940s. In the 1960s and 1970s, computing moved from slow, expensive mainframes to faster mini-and microcomputers and multiprocessors, empowered by chip technology and integrated circuits, and leveraged by increasingly sophisticated operating systems and programming languages. By the 1980s, commercially available programs were able to perform commonly needed computational functions. With the growth of computer capabilities and computer storage capacities, database technology and database management systems gave rise to the development of distributed database systems. Effi cient computer-stored databases proved essential to many medical computing applications, making vast amounts of data available to users. Over time computer applications became more numerous and complex, with software claiming a larger fraction of computing costs. Display terminals and clinical workstations offered graphic displays and supported structured data entry and reporting. Devices, such as the mouse, light pens, touch screens, and input technologies, such as speech and handwriting recognition, were developed to ease the user's tasks and foster physician acceptance. Over the same span of time, computer communications evolved as well, moving from copper wire to fi ber optic cable and, most recently, to wireless systems. The Internet and the World Wide Web became the main modes used for local and global communications. By the 2010s laptops replaced desktop computers, and tablets and smart phones were commonplace in health care.

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The Development of Digital Computers

Collen¹,

Kulikowski

2015

Health Informatics

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“…ISDN stands for Integrated Services Digital Network. The main principle of ISDN is to provide the user with a single interface to the existing telephone network to utilize the switching services of the network to establish multi-channel digital links [30,31]. A prerequisite is the digitalization of the public tele-.…”

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Communication in Health Care

Branger¹,

Duisterhout²

1995

Methods Inf Med

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Abstract:For routine communication, care providers still mainly rely on paper documents and paper mail. Evidence exists, however, that this communication can be improved, both by a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information. At present, several alternatives to paper-based communication are available, such as the Fax, the Smart Card, electronic mail, and electronic data interchange. This paper describes existing communication problems, and examines the current state of development and research aimed at improving this communication using electronic communication techniques that are gradually replacing paper-based communication. Applicability and shortcomings of these new techniques are also discussed.

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“…The Japanese society needs a variety of medical and health-care services and hospital information systems (HIS) are obviously required to play important roles in supporting not only medical care in hospitals but also health and welfare services in the community [3]. On the other hand, the technology that supports hospital information systems is evolving into a decentralizing architecture and integrated functionality [4]. Under these circumstances, it was considered to be important to make inquiries for assessing the status of HIS in Japan and to evaluate the effects quantitatively.…”

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Status and Perspective of Hospital Information Systems in Japan

Haruki¹,

Ogushi²,

Okada³

et al. 1999

Methods Inf Med

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Questionnaire surveys were sent to hospital managers, designed to shape the policy for future hospital information systems in Japan. The answers show that many hospitals use dedicated management systems, especially for patient registration and accounting, and personnel, food control, pharmacy and financial departments. In many hospitals, order-entry systems for laboratory tests and prescriptions are well developed. Half of the hospitals have patient databases used for inquiries of basic patient information, history of outpatient care and hospital care. The most obvious benefit is the reduction of office work, due to effective hospital information system. Many hospital managers want to use the following sub systems in the future for automatic payment, waiting time display, patient records search, automatic prescription verification, drug side-effect monitoring, and graphical display of patient record data.

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New Communication Technologies for Integrating Hospital Information Systems and Their Computer-based Patient Records

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

The Development of Digital Computers

The Development of Digital Computers

Communication in Health Care

Status and Perspective of Hospital Information Systems in Japan

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