Biomedical subjects

Thomas Beale

Publications and source records attributed to Thomas Beale.

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PubMed2006

Towards automatically generating graphical user interfaces from openEHR archetypes.

One of the main challenges in the field of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is semantic interoperability. To utilise the full potential of interoperable EHR systems they have to be accepted by their users, the health care providers. Good Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) that support customisation and data validation play a decisive role for user acceptance and data quality. This study investigates the use of openEHR archetypes to automatically generate coherent, customizable, data-validating GUIs. Using the Mozilla XML User Interface Language (XUL) a series of prototypes has been developed. The results show that the automatic generation of GUIs from openEHR archetypes is feasible in principle. Although XUL revealed some problems, the advantages of XML-based GUI languages are evident.

Data Display↗

PubMed2005

The openEHR Foundation.

The openEHR Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation and community, facilitating the creation and sharing of health records by consumers and clinicians via open-source, standards-based implementations. It was formed as a union of ten-year international R&D efforts in specifying the requirements, information models and implementation of comprehensive and ethico-legally sound electronic health record systems. Between 2000 and 2004 it has grown to having an on-line membership of over 300, published a wide range of EHR information viewpoint specifications. Several groups have now begun collaborative software development, within an open source framework. This chapter summarises the formation of openEHR, its research underpinning, practical demonstrators, the principle design concepts, and the roles openEHR members are playing in international standards.

Electronic Health Records↗

PubMed2003

Archetypes and the EHR.

The health information systems of today lack many of the desirable characteristics for clinical care or cost-effective data management which are required for shared care in an ever-changing domain. One of the most important aspects of the clinical information environment is knowledge, as distinct from information. This paper describes how small constraint models of domain concepts, known as archetypes, can be added to the knowledge environment, significantly improving interoperability, software economics and quality of care.

Cost-Benefit Analysis↗

PubMed2002

Unified EHR standards--is convergence possible?

This paper examines the current state of the art in standards for the electronic health record (EHR) and messaging, and proposes a theoretical design basis for the EHR which is formal yet flexible, and which takes into account many of the difficulties experienced in the past. Recommendations are given for how convergence of EHR specifications might occur, in order to achieve a unified standard suitable for all clinical and cultural contexts.

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