Centralized Communication System for Hospital Network Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional messaging conversion systems in hospitals are not scalable or extendible, leading to complexity in maintaining and updating multiple customized data systems for intersystem communication, which can result in reduced reliability and increased support costs.
Innovation Solution
A centralized communication system with interface modules and adapters that convert messages between different data systems using various protocols, allowing for easy integration of new systems and providing a scalable and extensible solution for intersystem communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional messaging conversion systems are used to integrate multiple data systems, then communication between different systems is achieved, but system complexity and maintenance difficulty increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the messaging conversion function into separate, independent interface modules, each handling communication with a specific external data system. This segmentation allows the core messaging system to remain simple while adapting to multiple external systems through pluggable modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The core messaging system provides universal functionality by receiving messages from multiple external data systems with different protocols and converting them to a common internal format. The standardized interface allows a single core system to handle diverse external systems without requiring custom integration code for each.
2Adaptability or versatility
If customized conversion software modules are created for each data system connection, then protocol compatibility is achieved, but the number of software modules and servers required increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single universal interface module handles communication with multiple external data systems by implementing standardized protocols. This eliminates the need for separate conversion modules for each system connection, reducing the total number of software components required.
Solution Approach 2:
The interface module acts as an intermediary between external data systems with different protocols and the internal messaging system. It translates various external protocols into a unified internal format, allowing multiple external systems to connect through a single standardized interface rather than requiring individual conversion modules for each.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple independent conversion links pass through different servers, then system scalability is achieved, but coordination and management of these systems becomes challenging
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple conversion operations are merged into a single centralized interface module that handles all external data system communications. This consolidation eliminates the need to coordinate multiple independent servers and conversion links, simplifying system management while maintaining scalability through modular architecture.
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AI summary
A centralized communication system is disclosed that provides a modular, extendible, and scalable communication system that can exchange information between any information systems or networked devices. Adapter interfaces are provided to modify message communications between medical systems in a hospital network, and a graphic interface is provided for modification of communication topology information pertaining to the adapter interfaces in the centralized communication system. The graphical interface provides one or more controls configured to modify at least a portion of the communication topology information, and displays an indication of the modification.