A framework to enable semantic interoperability of data in heterogeneous health information systems: a case of Namibia
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2018
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Springer International Publishing
Abstract
The District Health Information System (DHIS) is an information
system that is hosted in the Khomas regional office of the Ministry of Health and
Social Services (MoHSS) in Namibia. Parallel to the DHIS, the MoHSS runs
silo information systems in the 14 regions of Namibia which were donated by
non-governmental organisations in addition to a regional DHIS. The DHIS and
silo systems currently work in isolation from one another, hence this study is on
finding a framework to enable semantic interoperability of data in these
heterogeneous health information systems (HIS) so that the DHIS and these silo
systems in the Namibian public hospitals can act as an integrated platform to
share and exchange health- related information with each other. Thus, a protocol
called Interlink protocol is developed in this research to enable integration.
The DHIS and silo- interfaced system that will be developed in this research
should be able to link or connect all the public hospitals in Namibia to the
central database at the MoHSS for health information feed. The system would
allow public hospitals to interlink with each other through a technology integrated
platform. The study therefore seeks to interface DHIS and silo systems at
a data level. The aim of this research therefore is to design and develop a
framework for data semantic interoperability of DHIS and these other health
information silo systems so that they can exchange health data and information.
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Health information systems - Namibia, Health information, Sematic interoperability
Citation
Angula, N., & Dlodlo, N. (2018). A Framework to Enable Semantic Interoperability of Data in Heterogeneous Health Information Systems in Namibian Public Hospitals. International Conference on Information Theoretic Security, 835-845.