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The basic principles of the synapses federated healthcare record server
P Hurlen1, K Skifjeld, E P Andersen
1Siemens Nixdorf Informasjonssystemer, Oslo, Norway. petter.hurlen@siemens.no
International Journal of Medical Informatics
|December 16, 1998
Summary
The Synapses project offers a secure, open solution for integrating diverse healthcare records. This enables seamless data sharing within and between institutions, improving health informatics interoperability.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Healthcare Data Interoperability
- Information Systems Integration
Background:
- Healthcare data sharing faces challenges due to autonomous information systems.
- Existing systems lack consistent, secure methods for combining health records.
- The EU Health Telematics Framework IV Programme initiated the Synapses project to address these issues.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the specification of the Synapses server, the core component of the Synapses project.
- To outline a generic and open approach for combining healthcare records.
- To facilitate secure and comprehensible data exchange within and between healthcare institutions.
Main Methods:
- The Synapses server specification is based on the European prestandard for Electronic Healthcare Record Architecture.
- Defines interfaces for Synapses clients and servers.
- Details integration mechanisms for information systems contributing data to the server.
Main Results:
- A kernel concept and server specification for the Synapses system have been developed.
- The approach provides generic, open, consistent, simple, comprehensible, and secure data combination.
- Integration mechanisms are defined for diverse information systems.
Conclusions:
- The Synapses server specification offers a robust solution for healthcare data integration.
- The project aims to enhance data sharing across different healthcare settings.
- Final results will be publicly available after validation site verification.