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Health Information Systems and Information Technology Research Network in Kuopio: Supporting the Healthcare Software Service Chain. Juha Mykkänen (ed.) University of Kuopio, HIS R&D Unit Health Kuopio seminar Brussels, 5 November 2004. In this presentation. Healthcare software service chain
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Health Information Systems and Information Technology Research Network in Kuopio: Supporting the Healthcare Software Service Chain Juha Mykkänen (ed.) University of Kuopio, HIS R&D Unit Health Kuopio seminar Brussels, 5 November 2004 1
In this presentation • Healthcare software service chain • Research cluster on health IS and IT in Kuopio • Projects and activities • Contacts 2
Healthcare software service chain:Integration research in the PlugIT project 4 research groups Companies: 12 health sw, 3 infrastructure 6 hospital districts, 2 municipalities • National R&D project in Finland: Healthcare application integration • Oct 2001 – Aug 2004, 2 M€, National Technology Agency TEKES • Results: Interfaces, integration methods, centre of expertise 3
The road to PlugIT and beyond: Health informatics in the Kuopio region • University of Kuopio established in mid 1970s • Medical university → interest in health informatics research • Key partner in national hospital information system development in 1980s • The only “smorgasbord” of health informatics education in Finland • Healthcare IT is now a regional priority • Company / technology centre viewpoint in Mr. Vartiainen’s presenation 4
”Welfare IT network”: Focus on healthcare processes + software production • IT education and research by university and polytechnic → Centek • Healthcare IT education and research network within Centek’s umbrella 5
Cluster of new research projects to support the “year 2007 target” 6
ZipITModel for connecting, "zipping together" the methods of work and IS development Institution in charge:University of Kuopio, Shiftec, Dept. of Computer Science, HIS R&D Unit Project partners: • Savonia Polytechnic (Savonia Business) • 2 companies • 2 hospital districts • 1 municipal social and health care centre Duration: 2004 – 2007 Contact persons: • Anneli Ensio, Research Director, Anneli.Ensio@uku.fi • Maritta Korhonen, Maritta.Korhonen@savonia-amk.fi • Marika Toivanen, Marika.Toivanen@uku.fi 7
ZipIT: Work and IS development in parallel Health care organization services and processes • 1. IT needs • activity networks • information system business Software Company Tool of communication 2. Information management Information system development needs - processes, information architecture Activity networks development -Workflows, task descriptions 3. Requirement specification -Use case descriptions introductions changes in the activities software Health care organization 8
SerAPI: Service-oriented Architecture and Web services in Healthcare Application Production and Integration • Background • differences and changes in healthcare applications, processes, health systems, local requirements - require adaptability in systems • Service-oriented architecture (SOA) • heterogeneity of application technologies, integration needs • Web services • Objectives • Choose information system and integration needs which can be solved using application services and interfaces • reduce overlapping work and information, simplify maintenance, effective and repeatable integration • Offer service interfaces in new generation software products and integration solutions • Choose/develop an architecture, development model and methods and tools to design and implement healthcare software in service architecture • Continue application interface and integration work of the PlugIT project, participate in HL7 Finland and HL7 International Common Services 9
SerAPI viewpoints: how to produce, provide, consume and manage services to.. • Effectively support changing processes and workflows of healthcare organizations.. • with adaptive, reusable and efficiently developed application products and integration solutions… • based on open and coherent services, architecture and infrastructure. • 10-13 companies, 2-3 hospital districts, duration 2004-2007 • HIS R&D Unit, Shiftec, Dept. of CS, University of Kuopio • Contact: juha.mykkanen@uku.fi 10
AVOINTA: Open Integration Testing Environment – goals • To agree on common methods and practices to test system integration, interfaces and their conformance with specification in Health Information systems • Specification of testing environment • Testing services: • web-based testing service specification for regional health care systems (using both CDA R1 and CDA R2) • testing service for context management and common services against PlugIT and HL7 specifications • safeguard testing service (PKI architecture) • A common test data library with standard testing material (patient journals) • duration: 09 / 2004 – 04 / 2006 11
AVOINTA: Open Integration Testing Environment – overview • Organisation of the project • VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) Information Technology, in Tampere • contact: Vesa.Pakarinen@vtt.fi • Centek/University of Kuopio • contact: Anne.Eerola@cs.uku.fi, Hannu.Virkanen@uku.fi • Groups: HIS R&D Unit, Shiftec, Software Engineering • Prime Solutions Ltd., in Vantaa • contact: Jaakko.Vuolasto@primesolutions.fi • Use of open APIs and implementation of PKI architecture are building pressure for the interoperability of systems(CDAr1, CDAr2, PlugIT, PKI) • Conformance of an implemented interface needs to be tested against the specification • Individual applications and regional information systems need testing environment for their interfaces and integration needs • gives feedback for software developers and developers of specification • increases probability that products are implemented correctly 12
FinnEHR: Finnish Electronic Health Record research and development Background: • The national data requirements and structure for EPRs have been defined in 2003 as a part of on-going National Health Project • The core elements in electronic patient records will be piloted in regional projects during 2004-2007 in several health districts in Finland Purpose: • to enhance the national health information infrastructure through evaluation and research 13
FinnEHR research and development Aims • to model the reuse of clinical and health related data of EPRs e.g. for quality improvement, resource allocation and national statistics • to test the model of clinical minimum data set for benchmarking the delivery of health services from consumers’ and professionals’ perspectives Institution in charge:University of Kuopio, Dept. of Health Policy and Management • Shiftec and HIS R&D Unit participate Contact persons: • Kaija Saranto, Research Director, Kaija.Saranto@uku.fi • Kristiina.Häyrinen@uku.fi • Jari.Porrasmaa@uku.fi 14
Export HIS:How to export Finnish healthcare software • Finland has a long tradition of using information systems in healthcare, but few companies are exporting their products • How can existing know-how, companies and software products from Finland be pooled together for exports? • Phase 1: Concept development in Shanghai • Technology Centre Teknia and the City of Kuopio have well established relations in Shanghai • → Study recent developments in Chinese healthcare system and analyse Hospital Information Systems needs in Shanghai • → Evaluate the applicability of Finnish healthcare systems know-how and software to the Chinese market and establish contacts with local authorities and companies • → Produce a plan for an actual export project, if feasible 15
Export HIS:How to export Finnish healthcare softwareSoftware export / acquisition service chain • Phase 1 duration: June 2004 – September 2005 • Institution in charge: HIS R&D Unit, University of Kuopio • 6 companies, Technology Center Teknia, Health Policy and Mgt. Dept. • Research Director Mikko.Korpela@uku.fi, ProjectManagerMatti.Sipila@uku.fi 16
Summary • Kuopio has a long tradition and a multidisciplinary approach to health IS/IT research and development • International networking within the EU • projects with similar interests wanted • R&D contacts in your region • contact directly our project of interest • discussion in the workshop: focus, goals, pan-European viewpoint 17
Thank you / Merci / Dank u / Danke schön / Gracias / Tak / Efharisto / Grazie / Obrigado / Tack / Dêkuji / Tänan / Paldies / Achiu / Köszönöm / Grazzi / Dziekuje / Dakujem / Hvala / Kiitos! juha.mykkanen@uku.fi 18