A communication module for mobile personal health record

One of the most common current problems in medical data exchange is the lack of a standardized form of exchange. This paper presents a medical data exchanging platform for communication between a Web personal health record (WWW-PHR) and a mobile personal health record (m-PHR). The increased number of smart phones with high processing capabilities and applications help many health institutions use these devices for medical purposes. The contribution of this paper is to develop a communication module between m-PHRs and WWW-PHRs that provide interoperability between different medical entities in unified manner by using a common message standard Continuity of Care Record (CCR) and message vocabulary standards. In addition the communication module uses the available transmission channels anywhere, even with the lack of internet or broadband coverage. It also ensures the security of the transmitted data. It is developed using free tools and open source software to enable future enhancements.