Intranet Technology in Hospital Information Systems James J. Cimino, M.D. Department of Medical Informatics Columbia University
Accessing Clinical Information over the Internet and World Wide Web James J. Cimino, M.D. Department of Medical Informatics Columbia University
Web Access to the EMR at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center James J. Cimino, M.D. Department of Medical Informatics Columbia University
CPMC in preTCP/IP IBM Mainframe Data Repository Data Monitor Vocabulary Server Results Review Clinicians Ancillary Systems
CPMC in TCP/IP Minicomputer IBM Mainframe Data Monitor Vocabulary Server Clinicians Ancillary Systems Upload Engine Vocabulary Server Minicomputer Data Repository Intranet Clinical Application Vocabulary Server Results Review
CPMC in WWW Clinicians Knowledge Resources Minicomputer Vocabulary Server IBM Mainframe Data Monitor Intranet Internet Web Server Data Repository Internet
Clinical Database Row-oriented relational database (DB2) Flexible and extensible Clinical data coded with MED Multiple time stamps
Data Monitor - Input and Alerts Stores all data in repository Checks data for triggers Executes Medical Logic Modules Stores alerts in database
Clinical Database Server - Output Dynamic queries (SQL) Canned queries –Time span –Last "n" results Class-based retrievals ("get all positive culture results")
Medical Entities Dictionary (MED) 56,000 medical concepts 82,000 synonyms Multiple hierarchy (72,000 links) Semantic network (43,000 links) Calcium Preparations Calcium Intravascular Calcium Tests Abnormalities of Calcium HypercalcemiaHypocalcemiaSerum CalciumPlasma Calcium
MED Server Lexical searching Concept attributes Classes Ancestors
Web Server Clinical database queries Vocabulary server queries –Class queries –Translation HTML document generation Applets Web links
CPMC’s Web EMRs Elpis - single patient view PolyMed - service view WebCIS - multiple views
Web EMR Features Frame-based interface Summary reporting Graphical displays Multimedia displays Cross-patient displays Order entry Integration of on-line resources Security and confidentiality
screen shots patient list departmental screen headers - lab details - lab lab summary lab graph radiology - detail dop - detail alerts cardiology - detail ecg multi-patient summary lab order entry pharmacy list pharmacy rx time view
Integration of On-line Resources Lab to Medline Lab to PDR Lab to disease description (DXplain) Lab to differential diagnosis (DXplain) Lab to guideline (cholesterol) Drug to dietary restriction information Drug to PDR X-ray to Medline X-ray to Web information sources
screen shots of integration Lab to disease description (DXplain) Lab to differential diagnosis (DXplain) Lab to guideline (cholesterol) Drug to dietary restriction information Drug to PDR X-ray to Medline X-ray to Web information sources
Security and Confidentiality User logon name and password Encryption (SSL) Logon screen ID (single use) Session screen ID (expires)
Current Challenges Application development Navigation of hypertext No control over client machines Resource integration Hospital mergers
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