A Comparison of Two Data Storage Strategies for Implementing e-Health in China

作者：Zhao, Junping^*; Zhang, Zhenjiang; Guo, Huayuang; Li, Yi; Ren, Lianzhong; Xue, Wanguo; Chen, Yunqi; Leng, Jinchang; Sun, Xiaowei; Peng, Kun; Zhang, Xiaoyu; Chen, Shifu

来源：Telemedicine Journal and e-Health, 2010, 16(3): 364-369.

DOI：10.1089/tmj.2009.0109

• data storage
• data sharing
• data center
• medical information

Data sharing and information exchange among medical institutions is a requirement for convenient and effective data availability for both healthcare professionals and patients. In this paper, the characteristics of medical data are studied; two mainstream technologies of data storage for medical information are compared, and three strategies of medical documents storage are described with detailed advantages and disadvantages. Semi-structured storage technology is easier to deploy and much more promising to promote in a wider range than all-structured methods. The combination of central and distributed data storage is more practical for regional data sharing. This analysis suggests that semi-structural data storage technology and the combination of central and distributed data storage are efficient and fit well the current situation in China.

• 出版日期2010-4
• 单位河北医科大学; 中国人民解放军总医院