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A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa

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dc.contributor.author Adebesin, F
dc.contributor.author Foster, R
dc.contributor.author Kotzé, Paula
dc.contributor.author Van Greunen, D
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-21T12:47:58Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-21T12:47:58Z
dc.date.issued 2013-07
dc.identifier.citation Adebesin, F, Foster, R, Kotze, P and Van Greunen, D. 2013. A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa. South African Computer Journal, vol. 50, pp 55-72 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1015-7999
dc.identifier.uri http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/index.php/sacj/article/viewFile/176/73
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6950
dc.description Copyright: 2013 South African Computer Journal. This is an Open access journal. This journal authorizes the publication of the information herewith contained. en_US
dc.description.abstract The ability of healthcare information systems to share and exchange information (interoperate) is essential to facilitate the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services. Although standardization is considered key to addressing the fragmentation currently challenging the healthcare environment, e-health standardization can be difficult for many reasons, one of which is making sense of the e-health interoperability standards landscape. Specifically aimed at the African health informatics community, this paper aims to provide an overview of e-health interoperability and the significance of standardization in its achievement. We conducted a literature study of e-health standards, their development, and the degree of participation by African countries in the process. We also provide a review of a selection of prominent e-health interoperability standards that have been widely adopted especially by developed countries, look at some of the factors that affect their adoption in Africa, and provide an overview of ongoing global initiatives to address the identified barriers. Although the paper is specifically aimed at the African community, its findings would be equally applicable to many other developing countries. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher South African Computer Journal en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Workflow;11364
dc.subject Healthcare information systems en_US
dc.subject African health informatics en_US
dc.subject e-Health en_US
dc.subject e-Health interoperability standards en_US
dc.title A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Adebesin, F., Foster, R., Kotzé, P., & Van Greunen, D. (2013). A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6950 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Adebesin, F, R Foster, Paula Kotzé, and D Van Greunen "A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa." (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6950 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Adebesin F, Foster R, Kotzé P, Van Greunen D. A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6950. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Adebesin, F AU - Foster, R AU - Kotzé, Paula AU - Van Greunen, D AB - The ability of healthcare information systems to share and exchange information (interoperate) is essential to facilitate the quality and effectiveness of healthcare services. Although standardization is considered key to addressing the fragmentation currently challenging the healthcare environment, e-health standardization can be difficult for many reasons, one of which is making sense of the e-health interoperability standards landscape. Specifically aimed at the African health informatics community, this paper aims to provide an overview of e-health interoperability and the significance of standardization in its achievement. We conducted a literature study of e-health standards, their development, and the degree of participation by African countries in the process. We also provide a review of a selection of prominent e-health interoperability standards that have been widely adopted especially by developed countries, look at some of the factors that affect their adoption in Africa, and provide an overview of ongoing global initiatives to address the identified barriers. Although the paper is specifically aimed at the African community, its findings would be equally applicable to many other developing countries. DA - 2013-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Healthcare information systems KW - African health informatics KW - e-Health KW - e-Health interoperability standards LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2013 SM - 1015-7999 T1 - A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa TI - A review of interoperability standards in e-Health and imperatives for their adoption in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6950 ER - en_ZA


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