New approach to an openEHR introduction in a portuguese healthcare facility

Abstract

Implementing a new EHR data system is not easy, as the systems already in place and user mentality are very difficult to change. The openEHR architecture introduces a new way of organizing clinical information using archetypes and templates. The present paper focuses on the initial steps of the implementation of an openEHR based EHR in a Portuguese major HealthCare provider. The system comprises operational templates creation through the creation of a validation mechanism and after that storage, a platform for data generation dynamically constructed from templates and an interoperability mechanism through the implementation of an HL7 V3/CDA message system.