Title: A web-based Knowledge Management system for Cardiovascular Disease

Authors: R.K. Bali, N. Wickramasinghe, C.D. Nugent, M. Donnelly, A.N. Dwivedi, R.N.G. Naguib, N.D. Black

Addresses: Knowledge Management for Healthcare (KARMAH) Research Subgroup, Biomedical Computing and Engineering Technologies Applied Research Group (BIOCORE), Coventry University, Coventry, UK. ' Center for the Management of Medical Technology, Stuart Graduate School of Business, Illinois Institute of Technology, 565 W Adams St Suite 406, 60661 Chicago, USA. ' School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N. Ireland. ' School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N. Ireland. ' Hull University Business School, University of Hull, UK. ' Biomedical Computing and Engineering Technologies, Applied Research Group (BIOCORE), Coventry University, Coventry, UK. ' University of Ulster at Jordanstown, Newtownabbey, N. Ireland

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to examine the efficacy of the Knowledge Management (KM) paradigm for a web-based Patient Administration System (PAS) for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) management. The role of contemporary Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for the management of electrocardiographic information and how this can act as a foundation for a KM-based system is discussed. Moreover, the proffered CVD KM system, coupled with the tools, technologies and techniques of the Intelligence Continuum (IC) is presented as a suitable model to enable critical information to be captured and accessed in a timely fashion by clinical decision makers, thereby ensuring the highest level of quality care in CVD treatment.

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; CVD management; information technology; communications; ICT; telemedicine; knowledge management; KM; healthcare delivery; intelligence continuum; patient administration systems; electrocardiographic information; healthcare quality; clinical decision making; heart conditions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBET.2007.015854

International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, 2007 Vol.1 No.2, pp.111 - 126

Published online: 25 Nov 2007 *

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