Informatics to support patient choice between diverse medical systems C3 - 2014 IEEE 16th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Applications and Services, Healthcom 2014
- Authors: Golden, Isaac , Stranieri, Andrew , Sahama, Tony , Pilapitiya, Senaka , Siribaddana, Sisira , Vaughan, Stephen
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings
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- Description: Culturally, philosophically and religiously diverse medical systems including Western medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ayurvedic Medicine and Homeopathic Medicine, once situated in places and times relatively unconnected from each other, currently co-exist to a point where patients must choose which system to consult. These decisions require comparative analyses, yet the divergence in key underpinning assumptions is so great that comparisons cannot easily be made. However, diverse medical systems can be meaningfully juxtaposed for the purpose of making practical decisions if relevant information is presented appropriately. Information regarding privacy provisions inherent in the typical practice of each medical system is an important element in this juxtaposition. In this paper the information needs of patients making decisions regarding the selection of a medical system, are examined.
A model for the introduction of Ayurvedic and Allopathic Electronic Health Records in Sri Lanka
- Authors: Stranieri, Andrew , Sahama, Tony , Butler-Henderson, Kerryn , Perera, Kamal
- Date: 2016
- Type: Text , Conference proceedings
- Relation: 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society; Trivandrum, Kerala, India; 20th-22nd October 2016 p. 56-61
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- Description: Fully integrated electronic health records (EHR) provide healthcare providers and patients access to records across a health care system and promise efficient and effective provision of health care. However, fully integrated records have proven to be very expensive and difficult to establish. Currently. EHR's have been developed largely to accommodate Western medicine events. These barriers impact on the introduction of EHR's in Sri Lanka, where health budgets are already stretched and Ayurvedic medicine is routinely practiced alongside Allopathic medicine. This article identifies requirements for EHR in the Sri Lankan context and advances a model for the introduction of EHR's that suits that context. The model is justified by drawing on insights and experiences with EHR in Western nations.