Real-time medical collaboration services over the web.

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Web Technologies
• Distributed Systems

Background:

• The evolution of medical practice towards Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) necessitates robust online collaboration tools for geographically dispersed healthcare professionals.
• Existing solutions often face challenges with bandwidth limitations and scalability in centralized data sharing models.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a web-based platform designed for real-time collaborative services among medical personnel.
• To enable efficient management and exchange of medical data within a distributed healthcare environment.

Main Methods:

• Leveraging state-of-the-art web technologies and APIs for client-side medical data processing.
• Implementing an indirect Remote Process Call (RPC) scheme via object synchronization over the WebRTC paradigm.
• Addressing bandwidth bottlenecks and scalability issues inherent in centralized data sharing.

Main Results:

• A functional web platform supporting real-time collaborative medical services.
• Demonstrated efficiency in medical data management and exchange.
• Successful mitigation of bandwidth and scalability challenges using the proposed WebRTC-based approach.

Conclusions:

• The developed web platform effectively supports real-time collaboration for Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
• The integration of WebRTC and indirect RPC offers a scalable and efficient solution for distributed medical data sharing.
• This approach enhances modern medical practice by facilitating seamless communication among healthcare providers.