Role of OpenEHR as an open source solution for the regional modelling of patient data in obstetrics.

This work investigates, whether openEHR with its reference model, archetypes and templates is suitable for the digital representation of demographic as well as clinical data. Moreover, it elaborates openEHR as a tool for modelling Hospital Information Systems on a regional level based on a national logical infrastructure. OpenEHR is a dual model approach developed for the modelling of Hospital Information Systems enabling semantic interoperability.

A novel way of standardized and automized retrieval of timing information along clinical pathways.

Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of acute healthcare is very important nowadays. Optimization of clinical pathways regarding quality, time and costs is one of the key management strategies of critical diseases such as heart attack and stroke. To identify workflow bottlenecks requires a thorough understanding about both the hospital environment (e.