ProFUSO: Business process and ontology-based framework to develop ubiquitous computing support systems for chronic...

Area of Science:

• Digital Health
• Health Informatics
• Healthcare Systems Engineering

Background:

• Advances in telemedicine, ubiquitous computing, and AI are driving new chronic patient support systems.
• Current systems lack flexibility, leading to integration issues and limited knowledge reuse.
• Chronic diseases are a major global healthcare challenge requiring innovative solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a flexible framework for developing chronic disease support systems.
• To address shortcomings in current systems, including integration and knowledge reusability.
• To create a common methodology for developing and integrating new healthcare applications.

Main Methods:

• Utilizing Business Process Management Notation to define general requirements for chronic patient support.
• Proposing technical approaches for a general architecture considering medical organizational needs.
• Developing and evaluating a framework for chronic patient support applications via a case study.

Main Results:

• A proposed framework designed to overcome integration and reusability challenges.
• A general architecture accommodating diverse medical organizational requirements.
• Demonstrated applicability and pertinence of the framework through a case study.

Conclusions:

• The proposed framework offers a unified methodology for chronic disease support systems.
• It facilitates easier integration and enhances the development of sophisticated healthcare applications.
• The framework supports better care for chronic patients and medical professionals.