Elham Maserat, Nasraran Zali, Reza Zali Mohamad
Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, 7th Floor of Taleghani Hospital, Tabnak Street, Evin, Tehran, Iran
Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2008 Jul-Sep;9(3):537-40.
Application of health informatics, especially for screening process of colorectal cancer, is a most effective and cost efficient method for monitoring, management and prevention of disease. Information systems have capability for sharing and integration of information among the many stakeholders involved in colorectal cancer control (participant, family physician, specialist, hospitals, laboratories, and pharmacist). In this paper, we provide comprehensive survey applications and functions of health informatics and information systems in preventing colorectal cancer and management of screening process. Furthermore, we cover different models, infrastructures and standards for reporting and distribution of information at the international level, with due attention to security and privacy issues. The information furnished in this article was collected from valid medical databases by medical librarians.
健康信息学的应用，特别是在结直肠癌筛查过程中的应用，是疾病监测、管理和预防的最有效且最具成本效益的方法。信息系统有能力在参与结直肠癌控制的众多利益相关者（参与者、家庭医生、专科医生、医院、实验室和药剂师）之间共享和整合信息。在本文中，我们全面综述了健康信息学和信息系统在预防结直肠癌及筛查过程管理中的应用和功能。此外，我们还介绍了国际层面信息报告和分发的不同模式、基础设施和标准，同时充分关注安全和隐私问题。本文所提供的信息由医学图书馆员从有效的医学数据库中收集而来。
