Intranet Meets Hospital Information Systems: The Solution to the Integration Problem?

R. Lenz; K. A. Kuhn

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1634469

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 2001; 40(02): 99-105
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634469

Original Article

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Intranet Meets Hospital Information Systems: The Solution to the Integration Problem?

R. Lenz

¹Institute of Medical Informatics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany

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K. A. Kuhn

¹Institute of Medical Informatics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Germany

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Abstract

Based on the results of an extensive market analysis and technology assessment, this paper summarizes the state of the art in web technology and compares it with the needs of integration in hospital information systems. Web technology and intranet have evolved to a core technology for distributed computing and distributed information systems. The advantage of platform independent distribution of information has led to euphoric visions of future integrated systems. However, true integration takes more than transparent access to heterogeneous information sources. To overcome the essential problems related to integration of autonomous systems it is important to find a common ontological basis for future component based systems.

Keywords

Internet - Hospital Information Systems - Systems Integration

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