Exploring a model-driven architecture (MDA) approach to health care information systems development

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 305-314

  Raghupathi, Wullianallur ^a   Umar, Amjad ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care information system; Interoperability; Model driven architecture; Open standard; Platform independent model; Platform specific model; Vendor lock in

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE PORTABILITY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INTEROPERABILITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION; SCALABILITY;

HEALTH CARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MODEL-DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE; OPEN STANDARDS; PLATFORM-INDEPENDENT MODELS; PLATFORM-SPECIFIC MODELS; VENDOR LOCK-IN;

HEALTH CARE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 41149105003     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2007.04.009     Document Type: Article

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