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Proof-of-concept Design and Development of an EN13606-based Electronic Health Care Record Service

Publicated to:Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association. 14 (1): 118-129 - 2007-01-01 14(1), DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2058

Authors: Muñoz A; Somolinos R; Pascual M; Fragua JA; González MA; Monteagudo JL; Salvador CH

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Bioengineering and Telemedicine Laboratory; University Hospital Puerta de Hierro; Madrid; Spain - Author
Department of Telemedicine; Information Society from Health Institute Carlos III; Madrid; Spain - Author

Abstract

Objective: The authors present an Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) server, designed and developed as a proof of concept of the revised prEN13606:2005 European standard concerning EHR communications. Methods: The development of the server includes five modules: the libraries for the management of the standard reference model, for the demographic package and for the data types; the permanent storage module, built on a relational database; two communication interfaces through which the clients can send information or make queries; the XML (eXtensible Markup Language) process module; and the tools for the validation of the extracts managed, implemented on a defined XML-Schema. Results: The server was subjected to four phases of trials, the first three with ad hoc test data and processes to ensure that each of the modules complied with its specifications and that the interaction between them provided the expected functionalities. The fourth used real extracts generated by other research groups for the additional purpose of testing the validity of the standard in real-world scenarios. Conclusion: The acceptable performance of the server has made it possible to include it as a middleware service in a platform for the out-of-hospital follow-up and monitoring of patients with chronic heart disease which, at the present time, supports pilot projects and clinical trials for the evaluation of eHealth services. © 2007 J Am Med Inform Assoc.

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ArticleComputer interfaceComputer languageComputer programComputer systemsData baseElectronic medical recordFollow upHeart diseaseHumansInformation processingMedical records systems, computerizedProgramming languagesSoftwareSoftware designSystems integrationValidity

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2007, it was in position 2/56, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Information Science & Library Science.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 7.38, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-07, the following number of citations:

  • Scopus: 36

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-07:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 74 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.