@article { ISI:000311773200010,
	title = {Interoperability optimization in healthcare collaboration networks},
	journal = {BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING-BIOMEDIZINISCHE TECHNIK},
	volume = {57},
	number = {5},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {403-411},
	abstract = {Interoperability is one of the most challenging concerns that face healthcare information system (HIS) actors. Interoperability implementation in this context may be a data exchange interfacing, a service oriented interaction or even a composition of new composite healthcare processes. In fact, optimizing efforts of interoperability achievement is a key requirement to effectively setup, develop and evolve intra- and inter-organizational collaboration. To ensure interoperability project effectiveness, this paper proposes a modeling representation of health processes interoperability evolution. Interoperability degrees of involved automated processes are assessed using a ratio metric, taking into account all significant aspects, such as potentiality, compatibility and operational performance. Then, a particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) is used as a heuristic optimization method to find the best distribution of effort needed to establish an efficient healthcare collaborative network.},
	issn = {0013-5585},
	doi = {10.1515/bmt-2011-0118},
	author = {Alrajeh, Nabil A. and Elmir, Badr and Bounabat, Bouchaib and El Hami, Norelislam}
}
