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An Android-Enabled PHR-based System for the Provision of Homecare Services

An Android-Enabled PHR-based System for the Provision of Homecare Services

Vassiliki Koufi, Flora Malamateniou, George Vassilacopoulos
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 18
ISSN: 2156-1737|EISSN: 2156-1729|EISBN13: 9781466632103|DOI: 10.4018/ijmtie.2013040101
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Koufi, Vassiliki, et al. "An Android-Enabled PHR-based System for the Provision of Homecare Services." IJMTIE vol.3, no.2 2013: pp.1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmtie.2013040101

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Koufi, V., Malamateniou, F., & Vassilacopoulos, G. (2013). An Android-Enabled PHR-based System for the Provision of Homecare Services. International Journal of Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation Engineering (IJMTIE), 3(2), 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmtie.2013040101

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Koufi, Vassiliki, Flora Malamateniou, and George Vassilacopoulos. "An Android-Enabled PHR-based System for the Provision of Homecare Services," International Journal of Measurement Technologies and Instrumentation Engineering (IJMTIE) 3, no.2: 1-18. http://doi.org/10.4018/ijmtie.2013040101

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Abstract

Homecare is an important component of the continuum of care as it provides the potential to improve quality of life and quality of healthcare delivery while containing costs. Personal Health Record (PHR) systems are intended to reach patients outside of care settings and influence their behaviors thus allowing for more effective homecare services. To this end, these systems need to evolve well beyond providing a consolidated patient record, in ways that make it more widely applicable and valuable to health systems. The development of applications on top of PHR systems can allow them to function as a platform for both patients and healthcare professionals to exchange information and interact with the health system. This paper presents a prototype PHR-based system that aims at supporting chronic disease management at any point of care or decision making through familiar environments such as Google’s Android. In particular, it assists healthcare professionals in assessing an individual’s condition and in forming the appropriate treatment plan for him/her while it provides individuals with step-to-step guidance to their treatment plans.

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