Keywords
health information systems
medical informatics
standardization of health informatics
BPR (Bussiness Process Reingeneering)
process oriented systems
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Abstract
For the proper development of an Environmental Health information system, the analytical method chosen should guarantee the right approach to avoid technological and personal barriers which may deviate the system from the very reason behind its creation: the protection of individuals from environmental risks.
This paper introduces guidelines and supports a radical process-oriented approach as the guidance of the whole project. It goes on by describing 10 requirements to be met along the information system development process, and then describes the practical case of developing a Drinking Water Information System (SINAC, Sistema de Información Nacional de Aguas de Consumo) with the aim of serving as key tool to identify the safety and quality of drinking water and its suppliers across Spain, making it easier the collaboration between different regional Health competent authorities.
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