title: Integration models in health information systems: experiences from the PlugIT project.
abstract: Different approaches are available for the integration of existing health information systems (HIS) in integration projects. Within the PlugIT project in Finland, we have found it necessary to design and implement integration in a collaborative, multidisciplinary and open way. In this paper, we use some generic integration models and relate them to the methods, solutions and experiences of the project. We summarize the results from nine integration teams, methods development and supporting surveys and studies, and discuss these experiences to provide some guidelines for the HIS integration projects in general.
authors.affiliation: HIS R & D Unit, Computing Centre, University of Kuopio, Finland. juha.mykkanen@uku.fi
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mykkänen
authors.forename: Jari
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Porrasmaa
authors.forename: Mikko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korpela
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Häkkinen
authors.forename: Marika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toivanen
authors.forename: Mika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuomainen
authors.forename: Kristiina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Häyrinen
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rannanheimo
mesh_terms: D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D018511:Systems Integration