The Community Health Information System (CHIS): delivering web-based customised healthcare using an AI-infused expert system

Int J Electron Healthc. 2009;5(3):303-25. doi: 10.1504/ijeh.2010.034178.

Abstract

The Community Health Information System (CHIS) is an integrated, patient-centric, web-based application that assists all stakeholders in healthcare management. CHIS is a single sign-on portal that allows users to query an immense interconnected database of medical research, healthcare providers, regulations, nurses and physicians. A three member faculty team at Western Michigan University has developed a system prototype using a collection of technologies to deliver the content via a variety of interfaces such as the web, mobile devices, voice and kiosks. The focus of this paper is on the technical building blocks such as decision-making process, system models and functional components.

MeSH terms

  • Databases, Factual
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Expert Systems*
  • Health Information Systems*
  • Health Personnel
  • Humans
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Michigan
  • Telemedicine