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The paper extracts proven principles from software engineering to be applied in the field of prevention and wellness preserving. For instance, the concern-oriented partitioning principle could support the analysis and design of healthcare information systems. Results of such an approach are multifaceted systems that integrate all stakeholders’ concerns. For such a system, the paper proposes a multi-agent system, where a patient avatar negotiates with expert systems assisting the user to monitor his health state and supply proven prevention alternatives. The aggregated patient-centered virtual organization also aims at stimulating the patient empowerment through personalized information based on their conditions.
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Rentea, V., Vasilateanu, A., Ioanitescu, R., Serbanati, L.D. (2012). Software Engineering-Inspired Approach to Prevention Healthcare. In: Kostkova, P., Szomszor, M., Fowler, D. (eds) Electronic Healthcare. eHealth 2011. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 91. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29262-0_16
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