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DEVELOPING A FUNCTIONAL PROTOTYPE MASTER PATIENT INDEX (MPI) FOR INTEROPERABILITY OF E-HEALTH SYSTEMS IN SRI LANKA

. Dental Research: An International Journal (DRIJ), 02 (01): 01-17 (February 2018)

Abstract

Introduction: A Master Patient Index(MPI) is a centralized index of all patients in a health care system. This index is composed of a unique identifier for each patient link to his/her demographic data and clinical encounters. A MPI is essential to ensure data interoperability in different health care institution. The Health ministry of Sri Lanka planning to develop MPI for the country. This project focused on developing the prototype MPI for Sri Lanka with the view to implementing and scaling up at national level.

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