Title: The implementation of an agile information delivery system in building service-oriented e-healthcare network

Authors: Ruey-Kei Chiu, Kuo-Chin Tsai, Chi-Ming Chang, S.C. Lenny Koh, Kuan-Chih Lin

Addresses: Department of Information Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, 24205 No. 510 Chung-Cheng Road, Hing-Chuang City, Taipei County, Taiwan. ' Computer Services Center, Cardinal-Tien Catholic Hospital, Hsintien City, Taipei County, Taiwan. ' Center for Disease Control of Department of Health, No. 100, Section 1, Lin-Seng South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. ' Management School, University of Sheffield, 9 Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT, UK. ' Department of Information Management, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510 Chung-Cheng Road, Hsing-Chuang City, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract: In this paper, a multipurpose healthcare information delivery system is implemented based on a multiagent system framework, which is designed as the front-end information interchanging services, with the use of advanced information technologies and the adoption of medical informatics standards. The major information technologies used are web services, software agents and objected-oriented methodologies whereas the main standards of medical informatics adopted are Health Level 7, Clinic Data Architecture and Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM). The result shows the approach used can enhance higher system interoperability, scalability, integration as well as the efficiency and compatibility of information interchange.

Keywords: information delivery systems; web services; software agents; Health Level 7; HL7; clinic data architecture; CDA; Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine; DICOM; agile information; service-oriented e-health; electronic healthcare; healthcare information; multi-agent systems; agent-based systems; medical informatics; standards; objected-oriented methodologies; interoperability; scalability; integration; information exchange.

DOI: 10.1504/IJENM.2007.012760

International Journal of Enterprise Network Management, 2007 Vol.1 No.3, pp.283 - 298

Published online: 14 Mar 2007 *

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