@Article{info:doi/10.2196/jmir.4.3.e20,
author="Lampsas, Petros
and Vidalis, Ioannis
and Papanikolaou, Christos
and Vagelatos, Aristides",
title="Implementation and Integration of Regional Health Care Data Networks in the Hellenic National Health Service",
journal="J Med Internet Res",
year="2002",
month="Dec",
day="31",
volume="4",
number="3",
pages="e20",
keywords="Computer communication networks; network architecture and design; computer security; internetworking; medical informatics; information systems; health information systems",
abstract="Background: Modern health care is provided with close cooperation among many different institutions and professionals, using their specialized expertise in a common effort to deliver best-quality and, at the same time, cost-effective services. Within this context of the growing need for information exchange, the demand for realization of data networks interconnecting various health care institutions at a regional level, as well as a national level, has become a practical necessity. Objectives: To present the technical solution that is under consideration for implementing and interconnecting regional health care data networks in the Hellenic National Health System. Methods: The most critical requirements for deploying such a regional health care data network were identified as: fast implementation, security, quality of service, availability, performance, and technical support. Results: The solution proposed is the use of proper virtual private network technologies for implementing functionally-interconnected regional health care data networks. Conclusions: The regional health care data network is considered to be a critical infrastructure for further development and penetration of information and communication technologies in the Hellenic National Health System. Therefore, a technical approach was planned, in order to have a fast cost-effective implementation, conforming to certain specifications. ",
issn="1438-8871",
doi="10.2196/jmir.4.3.e20",
url="http://www.jmir.org/2002/3/e20/",
url="https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.4.3.e20",
url="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12554551"
}