A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention
ObjectivesThe development of a standardized technical framework for exchanging electronic health records is widely recognized as a challenging endeavor that necessitates appropriate technological, semantic, organizational, and legal interventions to support the continuity of health and care. In this...
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| author | Emmanouil S. Rigas Stavros Kostomanolakis Nikolaos Kyriakoulakos Dimitrios Kounalakis Ioannis Petrakis Alexander Berler Asimina Boumpaki Haralampos Karanikas Athanasios Kelepouris Panagiotis D. Bamidis Dimitrios G. Katehakis |
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| description | ObjectivesThe development of a standardized technical framework for exchanging electronic health records is widely recognized as a challenging endeavor that necessitates appropriate technological, semantic, organizational, and legal interventions to support the continuity of health and care. In this context, this study delineates a pan-European hackathon aimed at evaluating the efforts undertaken by member states of the European Union to develop a European electronic health record exchange format. This format is intended to facilitate secure cross-border healthcare and optimize service delivery to citizens, paving the way toward a unified European health data space.MethodsThe hackathon was conducted within the scope of the X-eHealth project. Interested parties were initially presented with a representative clinical scenario and a set of specifications pertaining to the European electronic health record exchange format, encompassing Laboratory Results Reports, Medical Imaging and Reports, and Hospital Discharge Reports. In addition, five onboarding webinars and two professional training events were organized to support the participating entities. To ensure a minimum acceptable quality threshold, a set of inclusion criteria for participants was outlined for the interested teams.ResultsEight teams participated in the hackathon, showcasing state-of-the-art applications. These teams utilized technologies such as Health Level Seven—Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR) and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), alongside pertinent IHE integration profiles. They demonstrated a range of complementary uses and practices, contributing substantial inputs toward the development of future-proof electronic health record management systems.ConclusionsThe execution of the hackathon demonstrated the efficacy of such approaches in uniting teams from diverse backgrounds to develop state-of-the-art applications. The outcomes produced by the event serve as proof-of-concept demonstrators for managing and preventing chronic diseases, delivering value to citizens, companies, and the research community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4c9cc1a9120c4bf48d5adedc70cd859e2023-11-14T13:45:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Digital Health2673-253X2023-11-01510.3389/fdgth.2023.12757111275711A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and preventionEmmanouil S. Rigas0Stavros Kostomanolakis1Nikolaos Kyriakoulakos2Dimitrios Kounalakis3Ioannis Petrakis4Alexander Berler5Asimina Boumpaki6Haralampos Karanikas7Athanasios Kelepouris8Panagiotis D. Bamidis9Dimitrios G. Katehakis10Lab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceCenter for eHealth Applications and Services, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Heraklion, GreeceApollo SA, Athens, GreeceMedSite, Crete, GreeceCenter for eHealth Applications and Services, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Heraklion, GreeceGnomon Informatics SA, Thessaloniki, GreeceeHealth Services Department, Ministry of Health, Athens, GreeceDepartment of Computer Science and Biomedical Informatics, University of Thessaly, Lamia, GreeceMinistry of Health, Athens, GreeceLab of Medical Physics and Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceCenter for eHealth Applications and Services, Institute of Computer Science, FORTH, Heraklion, GreeceObjectivesThe development of a standardized technical framework for exchanging electronic health records is widely recognized as a challenging endeavor that necessitates appropriate technological, semantic, organizational, and legal interventions to support the continuity of health and care. In this context, this study delineates a pan-European hackathon aimed at evaluating the efforts undertaken by member states of the European Union to develop a European electronic health record exchange format. This format is intended to facilitate secure cross-border healthcare and optimize service delivery to citizens, paving the way toward a unified European health data space.MethodsThe hackathon was conducted within the scope of the X-eHealth project. Interested parties were initially presented with a representative clinical scenario and a set of specifications pertaining to the European electronic health record exchange format, encompassing Laboratory Results Reports, Medical Imaging and Reports, and Hospital Discharge Reports. In addition, five onboarding webinars and two professional training events were organized to support the participating entities. To ensure a minimum acceptable quality threshold, a set of inclusion criteria for participants was outlined for the interested teams.ResultsEight teams participated in the hackathon, showcasing state-of-the-art applications. These teams utilized technologies such as Health Level Seven—Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (HL7 FHIR) and Clinical Document Architecture (CDA), alongside pertinent IHE integration profiles. They demonstrated a range of complementary uses and practices, contributing substantial inputs toward the development of future-proof electronic health record management systems.ConclusionsThe execution of the hackathon demonstrated the efficacy of such approaches in uniting teams from diverse backgrounds to develop state-of-the-art applications. The outcomes produced by the event serve as proof-of-concept demonstrators for managing and preventing chronic diseases, delivering value to citizens, companies, and the research community.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1275711/fullhackathondigital healthinteroperabilityelectronic health records (EHR)application |
| spellingShingle | Emmanouil S. Rigas Stavros Kostomanolakis Nikolaos Kyriakoulakos Dimitrios Kounalakis Ioannis Petrakis Alexander Berler Asimina Boumpaki Haralampos Karanikas Athanasios Kelepouris Panagiotis D. Bamidis Dimitrios G. Katehakis A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention Frontiers in Digital Health hackathon digital health interoperability electronic health records (EHR) application |
| title | A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| title_full | A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| title_fullStr | A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| title_full_unstemmed | A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| title_short | A hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems’ interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| title_sort | hackathon as a tool to enhance research and practice on electronic health record systems interoperability for chronic disease management and prevention |
| topic | hackathon digital health interoperability electronic health records (EHR) application |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2023.1275711/full |
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