Design and Implementation of Web Based Telemedicine System Using Soa
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2009-06-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The advancement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has forced its
employment in healthcare services. Exchange of medical information from one site over
network followed by medical care is improving the quality of healthcare service
provision. Teleconsultation as one of applications of telemedicine is used to improve
patients’ health status by letting health professionals consult specialists.
This project deals with designing a simple store-and-forward telemedicine system
operating on the existing network infrastructure. This provides a messaging platform
whereby text messages are used to convey patients’ case. In addition to the messaging
service, the system enables users to share documents. Since there is no a
comprehensive mechanism that could help professional refer, this feature of the system
is of paramount importance.
The major challenge of using ICT applications in healthcare services is how to integrate
different components from various vendors. This project uses the service-oriented
architecture implemented using web services to enable seamless integration and easy
extensibility of the system.
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Design and Implementation, Web Based, Telemedicine System, Using Soa