Distributed Personal Health Information Management System for Dermatology at the Homes for Senior Citizens

Distributed Personal Health Information Management System for Dermatology at the Homes for Senior Citizens

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 teledermatol...

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Published in:2006 International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2006; pp. 6312 - 6315
Main Authors: Lavanya, J., Goh, K.W., Leow, Y.H., Chio, M.T.W., Prabaharan, K., Kim, E., Kim, Y., Soh, C.B.
Format: Conference Proceeding Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States IEEE 2006
Subjects:
Aged
Aging
Biomedical engineering
Cardiac disease
Cardiovascular diseases
Costs
Databases, Factual
Dermatology - instrumentation
Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted
Health information management
Health Services for the Aged
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Information Systems
Internet
Long-Term Care
Management Information Systems
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Medical services
Nurses
Nursing Homes
Senior citizens
Singapore
Skin
Software
Telemedicine
Singapore
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Summary: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
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ISBN:9781424400324
1424400325
ISSN:1557-170X
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260760