Implementation of integrated heterogeneous electronic electrocardiography data into Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital Information System

Electrocardiography is one of the most important non-invasive diagnostic tools for diagnosing coronary heart disease. The electrocardiography information system in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital required a massive manual labor effort. In this article, we propose an approach toward the integratio...

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Published in:Health informatics journal 2016-03, Vol.22 (1), p.34-45
Main Authors: Khumrin, Piyapong, Chumpoo, Pitupoom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiovascular disease
Electrocardiography
Electrocardiography - methods
Electrocardiography - statistics & numerical data
Electronic Health Records - trends
Electronics
Format
Heart diseases
Hospital Information Systems - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Informatics - methods
Information systems
Manuals
Middleware
Reference Standards
Thailand
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Summary:Electrocardiography is one of the most important non-invasive diagnostic tools for diagnosing coronary heart disease. The electrocardiography information system in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital required a massive manual labor effort. In this article, we propose an approach toward the integration of heterogeneous electrocardiography data and the implementation of an integrated electrocardiography information system into the existing Hospital Information System. The system integrates different electrocardiography formats into a consistent electrocardiography rendering by using Java software. The interface acts as middleware to seamlessly integrate different electrocardiography formats. Instead of using a common electrocardiography protocol, we applied a central format based on Java classes for mapping different electrocardiography formats which contains a specific parser for each electrocardiography format to acquire the same information. Our observations showed that the new system improved the effectiveness of data management, work flow, and data quality; increased the availability of information; and finally improved quality of care.
ISSN:1460-4582
1741-2811
DOI:10.1177/1460458214530981