A Study of Mobile Medical Information System Based on Tablet PC and NHI IC Card

• Main Authors: Yu-Sheng Wang, 王裕盛
• Other Authors: none
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27833588813422713912

碩士 === 立德管理學院 === 應用資訊研究所 === 94 === Facing the increasing changes of industry environment and the national healthcare policy, Taiwan medical institutes need to improve medical service quality of patient care. As technology grows more pervasive in the healthcare environment, today medical institutes are able to generate a mobile working environment with Tablet PCs rather than personal computers that can hardly be carried easily. Doctors visiting patents can take notes on Tablet PCs which mitigate the fatigue of handwriting medical histories at each patient visit. Doctors can connect to their medical institutes’ mainframe through WLAN and reach data via VPN with secure authorization of HPC (Healthcare Professional Card). The process prevents private information from disclosure. Administrative staff in medical institutes can search for private information such as salary, account number, staff number, and other personal information with tablet PCs in each nursing station. The research uses NHI IC Card (National Health Insurance IC Card) to do authentication and HPC to do patient information security control.The accessibility of information depends on the insertion of NHI IC Card and identification checking of databases in medical institutes. Data is transferred via the connection of WLAN to medical institutes’ systems. The purpose of the research is to put forward a mobile medical information system that delivers more convenient information service to patients and administrative staff. The research has five goals. First, the system can increase the convenience of ward inspection and information accuracy. Secondly, the system can utilize NHI IC Card to do information security control and identification checking that decreases the probability of procedures conducted on wrong patients. Thirdly, the system can empower doctors to move outside of examination rooms to prescribe for patients when they are available. This shortens the waiting time for patients. Fourthly, The system can enable administrative staff in medical institutes to search for personal information, minimize administrative costs, and create a paperless working environment. Firally, technology can evolve into one with a functionality of mobility. Key words: Medical Institutes, Tablet PC, WLAN (Wireless LAN), Virtual Private Network, Healthcare Professional Card, National Health Insurance IC Card, database, mobility