title: A model for a regional health information network sharing clinical information between professionals in Britanny.
abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present a generic model of information system supporting healthcare networks for health professionals in Brittany. This model is aimed to develop cooperation between hospital professionals, primary care and practitioners whatever the specific pathology, by providing tools for exchanging and sharing medical-related data. The model is designed based on the heterogeneity factors revealed by a prospective survey. It includes secured exchange of nominative medical data, all other information and activities being accessible by a Web portal. Other associated tools are a synchronous collaborative platform, and a e-learning module. The first implementation, currently in use by the professionals, is presented for the existing neurology healthcare networks.
authors.affiliation: EA3888 - IFR140, Faculté de Médecine, Université Rennes 1, 2 rue du Pr. Léon Bernard, 35000 Rennes, France. Marc.cuggia@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cuggia
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Herry
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rossille
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lepage
authors.forename: Gilles
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Edan
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Le Beux
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D017146:Models, Organizational