title: Copy management in a shared care environment using the Internet.
abstract: A new approach to sharing medical records using a demand-based database replication method and the Internet e-mail facility is proposed. The underlying model allows subscribed physicians to collect patient records from distant nodes and have local access to these records when needed. A system called the Internet-Based Distributed Medical Information System has been developed and implemented in a shared care environment comprising outpatient clinics, independent practitioners, and diagnostic laboratories. This tool may be highly beneficial in improving coordination among health care professionals and reducing unnecessary repeat investigations.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Institute, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guvenis
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ayan
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Serin
mesh_terms: D000555:Ambulatory Care Information Systems; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003628:Database Management Systems; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012984:Software; D014421:Turkey; D014584:User-Computer Interface