Transcript Integrating HealthLink with Practice Management Systems

Integrating HealthLink with
Practice Management Systems
Mark Melia,
Pramod Pathak,
School of Computing, School of Informatics,
Dublin City University. National College of
Ireland.
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Marie Lalor, Gemma
Garvan, Orla Doogue,
Aishling Raftery,
National HealthLink
Project.
Outline
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HealthLink Background
Practice Management Systems
Current Integration Solution
Proposed Integration Solution
Conclusions/Findings
HealthLink Future
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HealthLink
• HealthLink – Messaging project
• Used by GP to get Lab Results via Web
• More Info - http://www.healthlink.ie
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What Hospitals Use HealthLink?
Currently Participating:
• Mater Misericordiae Hospital
• Limerick Regional Hospital
• Beaumont Hospital
• St. Joseph’s Hospital in Nenagh
• St. James Hospital
• Ennis General Hospital
Signed up:
•AMNCH
•St. Vincent’s Hospital
•Portloaise Hospital
•Uni. College Hospital, Galway •Merlin Park Hospital, Galway •Connolly Hospital
•Mayo General Hospital
•Roscommon County Hospital •St. Michael’s Hospital.
•Loughlinstown Hospital
•Mullingar General Hospital
•Temple St. Childrens’ Hospital •Tullamore Hospital
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•Naas Hospital
Practice Management System
• Used by GPs to manage Practice
• Used for:
– General Admin
– Finance
– Patient Records
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Current Integration Solution
PMS
GP Computer
System
Internet
Browser
HL7 File
HealthLink
HealthLinkServer
Server
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Proposed Integration Solution
• Deliver messages directly to GP PMS
• Clinical data direct on PMS
– Something like MS Outlook
• Proposed Solution - Web Services
• Benefits: Reduced GP workload
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Prototype System
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Objective - Proof of Concept
HL7 – Key enabler
Web Services
The Prototype Environment
– SQL Server 2000 (simulate HealthLink
Database)
– Java Server (simulate HealthLink behaviour)
– C# Client – using .NET Technology
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Proposed Solution Architecture
PMS
GP Computer
System
Internet
Browser
HL7 File
HealthLink Server
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Proposed Solution Architecture
GP Computer
System
PMS
Service
Interface
HealthLink Server
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A Closer Look
PMS
<SOAP:ENV>
<HL7>
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</HL7>
</SOAP:ENV>
Digital
Cert.
User Authentication XML
HTTPS
Service
Apache Axis Interface
HealthLink Server
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Digital
Cert.
Result of Project
• Proved that adoption of PMS could be updated
direct from HealthLink with little work.
– PMS Vendor
• Call Service
• Get HL7 from SOAP – integrate as normal
– Path to adoption
• Add Service Interface
• Integrate security features
• Get PMS Vendors on board
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What about Implementation?
• .NET server
– GoLive – End of March
• But what about the browser?
– This will remain.
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Thank you
• Questions?
• Contact: [email protected]
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