The MIC/MIE model for generating multimedia patient folders
by Fernando Ferri, Fabrizio L. Ricci, Domenico M. Pisanelli
International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management (IJHTM), Vol. 1, No. 3/4, 1999

Abstract: The patient folder is the main source of documentation on the patient's health state. It is not a mere collection of information, but a set of heterogeneous documents accessed by different users having different goals (e.g. choice of a therapeutic strategy, quality assessment). In this paper, we present an information model – the MIC/MIE model – able to represent the heterogeneous kinds of data composing a patient folder. The MIC/MIE model is based on an object-oriented approach and supports the definition of a multimedia patient folder. It is flexible enough to be adapted to diverse clinical environments and it allows physicians to structure the information needed in their patient folder without employing a programming language. Finally, we show some features of the CADMIO system, a tool based on this model which can be employed for designing patient folder management systems.

Online publication date: Fri, 21-May-2004

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