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Karsten Klein1, Astrid C Wolff, Oliver Ziebold

  • 1InterComponentWare AG, Germany. karsten.klein@icw.de

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
|April 1, 2008
PubMed
Summary
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The ICW eHealth Framework (eHF) provides a robust platform for developing healthcare solutions. It enables external partners to integrate applications seamlessly, streamlining the software development lifecycle for e-health services.

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Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Software Engineering
  • Information Technology in Healthcare

Background:

  • The ICW eHealth Framework (eHF) is built upon years of ICW's experience in developing in-house healthcare solutions.
  • It serves as the foundation for ICW's product development, utilizing Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE).
  • The framework is designed to facilitate development by external partners, enabling straightforward integration into existing ICW solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce the fundamental architectural concepts and technologies of the ICW eHealth Framework (eHF).
  • To provide an overview of the framework's module and component model.
  • To outline the technological aspects, focusing on development frameworks and open standards for healthcare applications.

Main Methods:

  • The article describes the architectural concepts and technologies underpinning the ICW eHealth Framework.
  • It details the framework's module and component model.
  • Technological aspects, including development platforms and open standards, are outlined.

Main Results:

  • The ICW eHealth Framework offers a comprehensive platform with reusable software components, development tools, and architectural guidelines.
  • It supports the complete software development lifecycle for healthcare applications.
  • The framework enables external partners to integrate their applications within eHF-based solutions.

Conclusions:

  • The ICW eHealth Framework provides a powerful infrastructure for service-oriented healthcare solutions.
  • It simplifies integration for external partners and supports a full software development lifecycle.
  • The framework leverages Java EE and open standards for robust healthcare application development.