Essays about: "patient information systems"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 106 essays containing the words patient information systems.

  1. 1. A Decentralised Application for Storing Electronic Health Records using Blockchain Technology

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för data- och informationsteknik

    Author : Edenia Isaac; Hampus Jernkrook; NIls Johnsson; Christopher Molin; Wendy Pau; David Zamanian; [2023-03-03]
    Keywords : electronic health records; EHR; medical records; blockchain; Ethereum; IPFS; decentralised applications; Web3.Storage; information exchange; patientjournaler; blockkedja; decentraliserade applikationer; informationsdelning;

    Abstract : With the systems currently used in healthcare, medical records are often centrally stored in local databases or cloud services and managed by each individual healthcare provider. Due to this, the information exchange between healthcare providers is often limited. READ MORE

  3. 2. Health Data Exchange during Transfer of Multi-morbid Elderly

    University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

    Author : Hanan Hadi; [2023]
    Keywords : Ageing; Multi-morbidity; Health data; Health Information Exchange; Cooperation between region and municipality; Äldre; Multisjuka; Hälsodata; Utbyte av hälsoinformation; Samarbete mellan region och kommun;

    Abstract : This project aimed to enhance communication and collaboration among care providers in Stockholm Region and Stockholm Municipality by analyzing health data in various medical record systems and identifying the data that needs to be shared to support elderly individuals with multi-morbidity. Interviews with health experts, caregivers, and policymakers, as well as a literature review, were conducted to gather data. READ MORE

  4. 3. An evaluation of the reliability and usability in Cambio Cosmics journal system

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för programvaruteknik

    Author : Mathilda Holmström; Stina Gustafsson; [2023]
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    Abstract : The main focus of this thesis is to research the usability and reliability of the patient-focused journal system Cosmic that is created by the company Cambio. The system is widely used in Sweden, increasing the pressure on the system to perform well and meet the needs of the healthcare personnel. READ MORE

  5. 4. Characterization of Carotid Atherosclerotic Stenosis on Photon-Counting Computed Tomography

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : My Celander; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Introduction and aim Atherosclerotic stenosis located at the carotid bifurcation accounts for 10% − 20% of all Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) and ischemic strokes, which occurs when Atherosclerotic stenosis, or so-called plaque, ruptures. The current method to evaluate carotid atherosclerotic stenosis is to measure the degree of stenosis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Uncertainties in the use of synthetic CT (sCT) for daily online adaptive radiotherapy for lung cancer

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

    Author : Johansson Vivika; [2023]
    Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background and purpose: Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) based online adaptive radiotherapy (oART) has been clinically implemented for several anatomical sites worldwide. However, random and abrupt anatomical changes with large density alterations can occur in lung patients, leading to uncertainties with synthetic computed tomography (sCT) and dose calculation. READ MORE