@inproceedings{b885fff7093a4ea19e9ec73029549b88,
title = "Healthcare information system: A facilitator of primary care for underprivileged elderly via mobile clinic",
abstract = "Ageing is a global challenge. As health conditions gradually deteriorate, elders are prone to suffering from multiple chronic diseases. The impact of ageing on the heath system is therefore unprecedented. Primary and preventive care is important to ensure older adults to receive immediate healthcare so that their health problems can be handled and alleviated in a timely manner, thus reducing the risk of development into serious illnesses. However, degradation of mobility in elderly becomes a hurdle to the access of healthcare services. In the paper, we present an outreach community healthcare model via a mobile clinic, which provides health assessment, interventions and health education to community-dwelling elderly. A key highlight of the mobile healthcare model is the adoption of healthcare information system (HIS) to streamline the operations and to enable smooth service delivery even with tight human resource. The role of information technology, the resulting benefits and outcomes are discussed in the paper. The HIS-leveraged mobile healthcare model is highly praised by the community and serves as an exemplar for establishing mobile clinics for various healthcare services.",
keywords = "ageing, elderly, Healthcare information system, mobile clinic, preventive care, primary care, telehealth",
author = "Choi, {Kup Sze} and Wai, {Rebecca K.P.} and Kwok, {Esther Y.T.}",
year = "2013",
month = aug,
day = "12",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-39844-5_13",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642398438",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
pages = "107--112",
booktitle = "Smart Health - International Conference, ICSH 2013, Proceedings",
note = "2013 International Conference for Smart Health, ICSH 2013 ; Conference date: 03-08-2013 Through 04-08-2013",
}