Authors:
Francois Andry
;
Goutham Naval
;
Daren Nicholson
;
Michelle Lee
;
Igor Kosoy
and
Liliya Puzankov
Affiliation:
InterComponentWare Inc., United States
Keyword(s):
Personal Health Record, Medical Data Visualization, Internet, Web Application, Graphs, RIA, GUI.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Biomedical Engineering
;
Cardiovascular Technologies
;
Cloud Computing
;
Computing and Telecommunications in Cardiology
;
Design and Development Methodologies for Healthcare IT
;
e-Health
;
Evaluation and Use of Healthcare IT
;
Health Engineering and Technology Applications
;
Health Information Systems
;
Healthcare Management Systems
;
Medical and Nursing Informatics
;
Platforms and Applications
;
Telemedicine
Abstract:
Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes have to monitor complex sets of medical observations and behaviors. This includes blood glucose, weight, cholesterol, HbA1c, blood pressure, as well as diet, exercise and medication. We have developed a set of web-based, highly interactive graphic modules that are integrated in a personal health record to provide an easy and pleasant way for patients to browse through their historical data. By using a Web 2.0 framework with technologies such as and Flash/Flex, coupled with a mechanism of loading data on demand, we minimized the amount of data passed between the server and the browser and we were able to build a highly interactive and responsive graphic user interface that displays two-dimensional graphs for diabetic patients. As a result, the patients are using their personal health record on a daily basis, resulting in a more accurate, complete and useful application.