Virtual file system on NoSQL for processing high volumes of HL7 messages

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:210:687-91.

Abstract

The Standardized Structured Medical Information Exchange (SS-MIX) is intended to be the standard repository for HL7 messages that depend on a local file system. However, its scalability is limited. We implemented a virtual file system using NoSQL to incorporate modern computing technology into SS-MIX and allow the system to integrate local patient IDs from different healthcare systems into a universal system. We discuss its implementation using the database MongoDB and describe its performance in a case study.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Database Management Systems* / standards
  • Databases, Factual / standards*
  • Health Level Seven / standards*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval
  • Medical Record Linkage / standards*
  • Patient Identification Systems / standards*
  • User-Computer Interface*