AN AGENT-BASED SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT

Bian Wu, Minhong Wang, Hongmin Yun

2009

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.

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in Harvard Style

Wu B., Wang M. and Yun H. (2009). AN AGENT-BASED SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-8111-85-2, pages 45-50. DOI: 10.5220/0001859000450050


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis09,
author={Bian Wu and Minhong Wang and Hongmin Yun},
title={AN AGENT-BASED SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2009},
pages={45-50},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001859000450050},
isbn={978-989-8111-85-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - AN AGENT-BASED SYSTEM FOR HEALTHCARE PROCESS MANAGEMENT
SN - 978-989-8111-85-2
AU - Wu B.
AU - Wang M.
AU - Yun H.
PY - 2009
SP - 45
EP - 50
DO - 10.5220/0001859000450050