Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

Gurman J

Publications

• Research Article
  An Enterprise Approach for Pathology Reporting Utilizing PDF Functionality for the Electronic Medical Record
  Author(s): Zhao v, Stamelos EMS, Tsividakis G, Gurman J, Mitchell MJ, Klimstra DS, Reuter VE and Sirintrapun SJZhao v, Stamelos EMS, Tsividakis G, Gurman J, Mitchell MJ, Klimstra DS, Reuter VE and Sirintrapun SJ
  
  Background: Shortcomings of plain text renderings of pathology reports in the electronic medical records (EMRs) are widely known. As the pathology reports grow in complexity, Portable Document Format (PDF) renderings of pathology reports are seen as a flexible solution. Since 3/2014, our group has successfully implemented architecture for PDF functionality for pathology report integration into the EMR. Design: We outlined our architectural framework. Within our architectural framework, pathology reports are first generated as MS Word documents. They are then exported into both HL7 and PDF formats in the EMR. The clinicians may then choose to view either format. The HL7 interface message contains the file location path of the PDF, and the PDF reports are stored on the hospital servers for display retrieval within the EMR. As the HL7 feed is maintained, data can still be extracted into.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420.1000244

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