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ARCHIMED: a Network of Integrated Information Systems.
1Medical Informatics Division, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
Methods of Information in Medicine
|April 29, 2000
Summary
ARCHIMED, a novel Network of Integrated Information Systems (NIIS), offers advantages over distributed systems. Its database structure allows simultaneous access to data across multiple hospital departments and facilities within the network.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Information Systems Engineering
Background:
- Current hospital information systems are often distributed, leading to data silos and limited accessibility.
- There is a need for integrated systems that can consolidate information from various sources within and across healthcare institutions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce ARCHIMED, a novel Network of Integrated Information Systems (NIIS).
- To highlight the advantages of ARCHIMED over existing distributed hospital information systems.
Main Methods:
- Development of a novel Network of Integrated Information Systems (NIIS) named ARCHIMED.
- Implementation of a normalized database representation structure.
Main Results:
- ARCHIMED enables simultaneous access to data from diverse hospital departments, laboratories, and facilities.
- The system facilitates data retrieval from multiple associated hospitals within the network.
Conclusions:
- ARCHIMED's integrated approach overcomes limitations of distributed systems.
- The normalized database structure is key to achieving comprehensive data accessibility in healthcare networks.