title: An approach for building a personal health information system using conceptual domain knowledge.
abstract: In this paper we present the development of a Personal Health Information System (PHIS) by capturing the domain knowledge in the form of concept maps. The software architecture based on capturing the conceptual domain knowledge is demonstrated using a working prototype for patients suffering from diabetes mellitus. Cited current literature predicts that this user based information system has the potential to improve patient care, reduce medical errors, and lower health care costs.
authors.affiliation: Texas A&M University - Commerce, TX, USA. varadrajprabhu@gmail.com
authors.forename: Varadraj P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Gurupur
authors.forename: Sang C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Suh
authors.forename: Richard R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Selvaggi
authors.forename: Pramukh R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Karla
authors.forename: Jayalekshmi S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Shilpa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ajit
mesh_terms: D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D063005:Health Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface