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2008 Sixth Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications
Wireless Patient Information Provision and Sharing at the Point of Care using a Virtual Organization Framework in Clinical Work
March 17-March 21
ISBN: 978-0-7695-3113-7
The paper presents a Virtual Organization (VO) framework which incorporates wireless technology support at the point of care in a clinical environment. It reflects a move to patient centric healthcare provided by multi-disciplinary care teams working in an integrated way for patient care. The work highlights the importance of wireless technologies for addressing point of care issues faced by care team members. It describes VO and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) aspects in the clinical environment and analyzes existing virtual and collaborative infrastructures in the healthcare literature. In the light of current problem analysis, it proposes the approach of Patient Centric Virtual Organizations (PCVOs) development in the clinical environment. PCVOs provide improved provision and sharing of patient information at the point of care which leads to enhanced collaborative working patterns for the care team members. In a comprehensive way, it discusses the study results and focuses on the development, implementation and evaluation strategy for the pilot prototype of case study conducted at a local NHS Cancer Centre for possible improvements in patient care infrastructure.
Index Terms:
Patient Centric Virtual Organization, Wireless Patient Information, Pervasive Healthcare Application, Point of Care Computing
Citation:
null Mohyuddin, null W.A.Gray, Hazel Bailey, Carol Jordan, David Morrey, "Wireless Patient Information Provision and Sharing at the Point of Care using a Virtual Organization Framework in Clinical Work," percom, pp.710-714, 2008 Sixth Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications, 2008
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