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Towards a healthcare interoperability framework based on medical business artifacts, social networks, and communities of healthcare professionals
Handbook of Research on E-Business Standards and Protocols: Documents, Data and Advanced Web Technologies
  • Zakaria Maamar, Zayed University
  • Youcef Baghdadi, Sultan Qaboos University
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
12-1-2012
Abstract

This chapter looks into the challenges facing healthcare Information Systems interoperability from a technological perspective and how to address some of these challenges using three concepts, namely medical artifacts, social networks, and communities. Medical artifacts represent chunks of information that healthcare practitioners act upon and exchange as part of their daily activities. Social networks reflect interactions occurring between these practitioners when performing joint activities. Finally, communities illustrate pockets of expertise capable of collaborating with respect to pre-defined protocols. © 2012, IGI Global.

ISBN
9781466601468
Publisher
IGI Global
Scopus ID
84899328477
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
No
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0146-8.ch034
Citation Information
Zakaria Maamar and Youcef Baghdadi. "Towards a healthcare interoperability framework based on medical business artifacts, social networks, and communities of healthcare professionals" Handbook of Research on E-Business Standards and Protocols: Documents, Data and Advanced Web Technologies (2012) p. 754 - 767
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/zakaria-maamar/201/