Departamento de Ciencias Computacionales

In this paper we present the PDLib concept: personal digital libraries with universal access. A universally accessible personal digital library system provides each user with a customizable, general purpose document repository (i.e a personal digital library) and the means to access it from anyplace at anytime from most computing devices connected to the Internet, including mobile phones, PDAs and laptops, therefore granting access from anyplace at anytime. Personal digital libraries provide traditional digital library services such as document submission, full-text and metadata indexing and document search and retrieval; augmented with innovative services for the moment to moment information management needs of the individual user and adapting the services to the device that is being used for interaction with the library. These innovations include flexible collection and metadata management, interaction with other digital libraries (whether personal digital libraries of other users or traditional digital repositories) and sharing of digital content with other users. These requirements are addressed by a personal digital library system architecture that considers traditional digital library challenges and mobile computing challenges. The main components of the architecture are the Client-Side Applications, the Data Server and the Mobile Communication Middleware (MCM). The current architecture targets to support multiple device access and support for mobile devices is also considered while traditional services have to be adapted to cope with the restrictions of mobile devices. A proof-of-concept prototype implementation of the PDLib System that exemplifies many of the main concepts is available and an overview of this prototype is presented in this paper.

The use of paper health records and handwritten prescriptions are prone to preset errors of misunderstanding instructions or interpretations that derive in affecting patients' health. Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems are useful tools that among other functions can assists physicians' tasks such as finding recommended medicines, their contraindications, and dosage for a given diagnosis, filling prescriptions and support data sharing with other systems. This paper presents EEMI, a Children EHR focused on assisting pediatricians in their daily office practice. EEMI functionality keeps the relationships among diagnosis, treatment, and medications. EEMI also calculates dosages and automatically creates prescriptions which can be personalized by the physician. The system also validates patient allergies. This paper also presents the current use of EHRs in Mexico, the Mexican Norm (NOM-024-SSA3-2010), standards for the development of electronic medical records and its relati...