A web-based electronic health care system for the treatment of pediatric HIV

Abstract

HIV infection is one of the major health problems in today's world, especially in a developing country like India. The impact of HIV on the pediatric population is no less dreadful. Pediatric HIV is a subset of HIV which requires special attention. Efficient information management is one of the key issues in pediatric HIV treatment. Electronic health record (EHR) plays an important role in patient information management. In India, there is no availability of EHR system in the current Government hospital setup for pediatric HIV. To meet this requirement we have developed a Web based EHR system to support treating pediatric HIV. The EHR is developed based on an existing Web based telemedicine system iMedik, developed at IIT Kharagpur. In this paper we discuss the basic requirements to design an EHR for the treatment of pediatric HIV in India and how our proposed system fulfills those requirements to deliver better patient care. We also discuss different features of the EHR, system architecture and the security aspects of the system.