Title :
Distributed Personal Health Information Management System for Dermatology at the Homes for Senior Citizens
Author :
Lavanya, J. ; Goh, K.W. ; Leow, Y.H. ; Chio, M.T.W. ; Prabaharan, K. ; Kim, E. ; Kim, Y. ; Soh, C.B.
Author_Institution :
Biomed. Eng. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ.
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
A distributed personal health information management system (D-PHIMS) has been tested at a nursing home for the senior citizens (NHSC) in Singapore. The personal health information management system (PHIMS) from the University of Washington was customized to Singapore´s context for teledermatology. A clinical trial commenced in October 2005 is ongoing and the survey results obtained indicate that the participants are satisfied with the D-PHIMS system. The diagnosis and treatment recommendations made by the dermatologists using the D-PHIMS diagnosis module were effective in most cases based on feedback from the nursing staff at the elderly nursing home. The results suggest that a teledermatology system could become a useful tool for the nursing homes and to control increasing healthcare costs for elderly care
Keywords :
geriatrics; health care; medical information systems; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; skin; telemedicine; Singapore; University of Washington; diagnosis recommendations; distributed personal health information management system; elderly care; elderly nursing home; healthcare costs; nursing staff; senior citizens; teledermatology; treatment recommendations; Aging; Biomedical engineering; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Costs; Health information management; Medical services; Senior citizens; Skin; Telemedicine;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260760
