Design and implementation of a secure and user-friendly broker platform supporting the end-to-end provisioning of e-homecare services

J Telemed Telecare. 2010;16(1):42-7. doi: 10.1258/jtt.2009.001011.

Abstract

We designed a broker platform for e-homecare services using web service technology. The broker allows efficient data communication and guarantees quality requirements such as security, availability and cost-efficiency by dynamic selection of services, minimizing user interactions and simplifying authentication through a single user sign-on. A prototype was implemented, with several e-homecare services (alarm, telemonitoring, audio diary and video-chat). It was evaluated by patients with diabetes and multiple sclerosis. The patients found that the start-up time and overhead imposed by the platform was satisfactory. Having all e-homecare services integrated into a single application, which required only one login, resulted in a high quality of experience for the patients.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Security / instrumentation
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards*
  • Home Care Services / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Medical Records Systems, Computerized
  • Systems Integration*
  • Telemedicine / methods*
  • User-Computer Interface*