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    Area of Science:

    • Health Informatics
    • Computer Science
    • Systems Architecture

    Background:

    • Integrating heterogeneous electronic health records (EHR) systems offers significant benefits, including improved health information quality, reduced medical errors, and cost savings.
    • A nationwide interoperable EHR system is crucial for modern healthcare delivery.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a semi-distributed system architecture for an integrated national EHR system.
    • To combine the advantages of centralized and distributed architectural approaches.
    • To address challenges in national EHR integration.

    Main Methods:

    • A high-level design of the proposed semi-distributed architecture is presented.
    • Diagrams illustrating execution, operation, and data synchronization are included.
    • The architecture is designed for seamless integration with existing local EHR systems.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed approach effectively manages data redundancy, consistency, security, privacy, and availability.
    • It addresses load balancing, maintainability, complexity, and interoperability issues for citizen health data.
    • The system ensures robust interoperability without disrupting existing healthcare provider EHR systems.

    Conclusions:

    • The semi-distributed architecture provides a pragmatic framework for national EHR integration.
    • It is tailored to the specific needs of the Greek national healthcare system and its infrastructure.
    • The proposed solution offers a cost-effective approach to achieving nationwide EHR interoperability.