Title :
Interoperability of Medical Applications and Devices
Author :
Gaynor, Mark ; Myung, Dan ; Gupta, Amar ; Rawn, James ; Moulton, Steve
Author_Institution :
Boston Univ., Boston
Abstract :
This paper discusses several types of interoperability for medical applications and devices: the ability of applications to run on any platform; how modularity affects interoperability; and data exchange between heterogeneous applications. It draws from experience with Internet standardization to find lessons for creating standards for interoperability.
Keywords :
medical computing; open systems; Internet standardization; interoperability; medical applications; medical devices; Biomedical equipment; Documentation; Hospitals; Internet; Medical services; Open systems; Protocols; Standardization; Surgery; XML;
Conference_Titel :
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Proceedings of the 41st Annual
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.2008.217
