IE 546 – Project Progress Report 1
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Design the architecture for an integrator app:
 Accessing EMR
 Displaying EMR
 Sharing EMR with other applications
Apps
Platform
Cloud
Computing
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Appearance:
 Handheld Tablet Device w/multi-touch
functionality (iPad, iPod, iPhone)
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Interface:
 Color scheme consistent with existing prototypes
 Intuitive
 Buttons, menu bars, clear labeling
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Use
 Retrieve, navigate, share, enter data with minimal
or no use of external apparatus.
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Misuse
 Privacy
 Security
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Hardware
 Mobile device: iPhone, iPad, android phones, or
any other portable tablet
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Software
 Development of application: App Cooker, Vizi
Apps, and html language
 Protocols to link apps
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Physicians and nurses
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Skills:
 Medical knowledge, basic understanding of mobile
devices
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Training:
 How to interact, retrieve, add, and edit patient’s
information via HT.
 Confidentiality, privacy and security settings and
guidelines
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Time to retrieve information
Kind of sharing software to use
Use of tablet with medical supplies