title: An approach for software-driven and standard-based support of cross-enterprise tumor boards.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  For tumor boards, the networking of different medical disciplines' expertise continues to gain importance. However, interdisciplinary tumor boards spread across several institutions are rarely supported by information technology tools today. The aim of this paper is to point out an approach for a tumor board management system prototype.
  
  
  METHODS
  For analyzing the requirements, an incremental process was used. The requirements were surveyed using Informal Conversational Interview and documented with Use Case Diagrams defined by the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Analyses of current EHR standards were conducted to evaluate technical requirements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Functional and technical requirements of clinical conference applications were evaluated and documented. In several steps, workflows were derived and application mockups were created.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there is a vast amount of common understanding concerning how clinical conferences should be conducted and how their workflows should be structured, these are hardly standardized, neither on a functional nor on a technical level. This results in drawbacks for participants and patients. Using modern EHR technologies based on profiles such as IHE Cross Enterprise document sharing (XDS), these deficits could be overcome.
authors.affiliation: ITH - icoserve technology for healthcare GmbH.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangesius
authors.affiliation: ITH - icoserve technology for healthcare GmbH.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.affiliation: ITH - icoserve technology for healthcare GmbH.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schabetsberger
mesh_terms: D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000592:standards*; D006075:Governing Board / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods; D038622:Internationality; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008498:Medical Record Linkage / Q000592:standards*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards*