Electronic health record in dermatology service

• Author(s): Duarte, Júlio ; Portela, Filipe ; Santos, Manuel ; Abelha, António ; Machado, José, 1963-
• Date: 2011
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15560
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Health records; Interoperability; XML
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

In this paper we describe the implementation of an Electronic Health Record in the Dermatology service of a Portuguese hospital. This system must follow the principle of simplicity, enabling recording quality and analytical processing. Standards and norms were also followed and it is shown that interoperability has a key role in the whole process. This project is a good example of cooperation between academic and healthcare institutions and shows the impact of new technology on healthcare organizations.