Title :
A portable graphical representation tool for phonocardiograms
Author :
Reed, Nancy E. ; Nie, Yanhan ; Mahnke, C. Becket
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a prototype software application to display graphical and editable representations of patient data for use in electronic medical records (EMRs). The application dynamically generates graphics of cardiac and other patient data, and displays or saves them both in graphic and in text formats. The presentation of heart and other data in a consistent, clinically familiar, graphical format is designed to reduce the time necessary for anyone to review and understand this important information. Results of preliminary testing on actual case data are encouraging.
Keywords :
bioacoustics; cardiology; computer graphics; medical information systems; cardiac data graphics; electronic medical records; graphic format patient data; heart sound recordings; patient data editable representation; phonocardiograms; portable graphical representation tool; preliminary testing; prototype software application; text format patient data; Cardiology; Computer Graphics; Computer Simulation; Computer Terminals; Computers; Electronic Health Records; Equipment Design; Heart Auscultation; Heart Sounds; Humans; Medical Informatics; Programming Languages; Software; User-Computer Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5332544