Title :
Integration of multiple ECG databases into a unified framework
Author :
De Wijs, Mcj ; van Ettinger, M. ; Meij, SH ; Nelwan, Sp
Author_Institution :
Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam
Abstract :
Nowadays, due to the many different formats used by different manufacturers at the Thoraxcenter and the availability of only one ECG viewer in our Electronic Patient Information System, there is a need to convert the different formats to the format supported and to search for a (Webbased) browser for our ECGs to eliminate the need to install and maintain all clients. We developed a framework focussing on the recently approved SCP standard, to be independent of a manufacturer. This framework can convert SCP, Unipro, and Sifor to each other. Several viewers are available, but difficulties have arisen due to the many degrees of freedom in the earlier SCP versions. For the moment no new viewer has been introduced at our hospital
Keywords :
Internet; electrocardiography; medical computing; medical information systems; online front-ends; SCP; Sifor; Unipro; Web based browser; electronic patient information system; multiple ECG database integration; unified framework; Application software; Cardiology; Computer aided manufacturing; Databases; Electrocardiography; Hospitals; Information systems; Libraries; Standards development; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology, 2005
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9337-6
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2005.1588133