Authors:
Bian Wu
1
;
Minhong Wang
1
and
Hongmin Yun
2
Affiliations:
1
The University of Hong Kong, China
;
2
Shengzhen Hospital, Beijing University, China
Keyword(s):
Healthcare, Process Management, Software Agent.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agents
;
Artificial Intelligence
;
Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems
;
Biomedical Engineering
;
Data Engineering
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Health Information Systems
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Intelligent Agents
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Internet Technology
;
Knowledge Engineering
;
Knowledge Engineering and Ontology Development
;
Knowledge Management
;
Knowledge-Based Systems
;
Knowledge-Based Systems Applications
;
Ontologies and the Semantic Web
;
Ontology Engineering
;
Society, e-Business and e-Government
;
Software Engineering
;
Strategic Decision Support Systems
;
Symbolic Systems
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
An effective approach for healthcare process management is the key to delivery of high-quality services in healthcare. An agent-based and process-oriented system is presented in this study to facilitate dynamic and interactive processes in healthcare environment. The system is developed in three layers: the agent layer for healthcare process management, the database layer for maintenance of medical records and knowledge, and the interface layer for human-computer interaction. The treatment of primary open angle glaucoma is used as an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of approach.