He@lthCo-op: a web-based system to support distributed healthcare co-operative work

  • Authors:
  • Marco Masseroli;Alberto Visconti;Simone Giovanni Bano;Francesco Pinciroli

  • Affiliations:
  • Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy;Dipartimento di Bioingegneria, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy and MultiMedica Hospitals, Via Milanese 300, I-20099 Sesto San Giovanni (MI), Italy

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Biology and Medicine
  • Year:
  • 2006

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Abstract

Healthcare is characterized by close collaboration and information sharing among many distinct actors, who co-operate for the patient care in different temporal moments, also at a distance. In this context, availability to care givers of all relevant patient health data and of specific healthcare co-operative work supporting tools is fundamental for best patient treatment. We designed and implemented He@lthCo-op, a web-based modular system supporting co-operative work and patient information secure sharing among healthcare personnel also from remotely located sites. He@lthCo-op enables easily gathering, storing, and accessing patient clinical and personal data anytime and from anywhere an Internet connection is available.