A process for specifying integration for multi-tier applications in healthcare

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 173-182

  Mykkänen, Juha ^a   Porrasmaa, Jari ^a   Rannanheimo, Juha ^b   Korpela, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health information systems; Integration; Interfaces; Interoperability; Legacy systems; Software architectures

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

PATIENT-CENTRIC CARE;

HEALTH CARE;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17944390852     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-5056(03)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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