ICT enabled collaborative e-health for cleft lip/palate treatment

Q1 Multidisciplinary

International Journal of Agile Systems and Management Pub Date : 2018-08-29 DOI:10.1504/IJASM.2018.10015592

N. Choosri, K. Khwanngern, Hongnian Yu, K. Thongbunjob, R. Sukhahuta, J. Natwichai, P. Boonma, A. Atkins, Suriya Sitthikham

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Abstract

Sophisticated medical treatment often requires a multidisciplinary approach and a number of follow ups. This can limit the opportunity of patients who live in remote areas to access quality and proper treatment due to the fact that healthcare services in Thailand are relatively centralised. The study proposes a collaborative framework to empower local healthcare clusters to service patients in their area of residence more effectively to minimise patient referral to their hub hospital. Several common features and constraints are identified. The investigation is to develop a practical ICT solution based on a case study of cleft-lip/palate treatment using a network in Northern Thailand. Initial implementation of this enterprising project is outlined in this paper. The current progress includes two applications that have been developed to address the high priority issues of collaborative networking. One is to support data sharing for medical teams and the other is to facilitate patients to access better medical services.

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利用信息通信技术进行唇腭裂治疗的协同电子保健

复杂的医疗通常需要多学科的方法和大量的随访。由于泰国的医疗服务相对集中，这可能会限制生活在偏远地区的患者获得优质和适当治疗的机会。该研究提出了一个合作框架，使当地医疗保健集群能够更有效地为居住区的患者提供服务，以最大限度地减少患者转诊到其中心医院的情况。确定了几个常见的特征和约束条件。该调查旨在根据泰国北部使用网络进行唇腭裂治疗的案例研究，开发一种实用的ICT解决方案。本文概述了这一创新项目的初步实施情况。目前的进展包括为解决协作联网的高度优先问题而开发的两个应用程序。一个是支持医疗团队的数据共享，另一个是方便患者获得更好的医疗服务。

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International Journal of Agile Systems and Management Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary

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期刊介绍： The objective of IJASM is to establish an effective channel of communication between academia, industry and persons concerned with the design and development of systems. Change is eternal and perpetual, irrespective of type of system. Systems created in the course of the advance of human civilization need to be functionally and operationally sustainable amid changes in technological, political, socio-economical, financial, cultural and other environmental challenges. IJASM aims to promote and harmonize knowledge developments in the emerging fields of agile systems research, sustainability and vulnerability analysis, risk assessments methodologies, complex systems science, e-organisation and e-supply chain management, with emphasis on the international dimension, particularly breaking cultural barriers, and on national contexts, globalisation and new business practices. As such, we aim to publish papers presenting new research, innovative theoretical approaches, changes in agile management paradigms, and action (both examples of successes and failures as long as there are important lessons to be learned) from leading scholars and practitioners. Papers generally fall into two broad categories: those grounded in theory and/or papers using scientific research methods (e.g., reports of original empirical studies, models, critical reviews of existing empirical research, theory pieces that clearly extend current thinking); and those focusing on innovative agile approaches that are based on well reasoned extensions of existing research, experiential knowledge, or exemplary cases (e.g., thought pieces, case studies, etc).