University of Kuopio
UKu | Computing Centre | R & D | FixIT		 NEW 10 Apr 2002
Mikko Korpela
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Component-FixIT:
A component-based architecture and toolkit for applications development and integration in healthcare

The Component-FixIT project is a new phase in the FixIT partnership, started in 1995 between the University of Kuopio and the healthcare software vendors and university hospitals applying the so-called MUSTI technology in Finland. The objective of the project is to

develop a migration strategy targeting at the year 2005 and a rapid applications development technology to implement it, designed for the Finnish "MUSTI cluster" and the global "VA cluster", based on reusable business components, and supporting object-based applications integration (HL7 v. 3) within a regional architecture.

The project is implemented by the University of Kuopio, Computing Centre, and funded by the National Technology Agency of Finland TEKES together with a consortium consisting of software companies and university hospitals in Finland. The project started on 1st January 2000 and its funding period will end on 31st December 2001. The Principal Investigator is Dr. Mikko Korpela.

Public documentation (see also generic FixIT documents)

  1. Handout, 31 Mar 2000 (in English).
  2. Architectural survey Component-based systems development in healthcare: Functionality, architecture, migration strategies, and tools. Summary and slides, 5 Feb 2001.
  3. Database comparison, materials 4.4.2001
  4. Main features of the target architecture, summary to the Board 7 Jun 2000.
  5. Workshop 18 May 2000, agenda and materials (in Finnish).
  6. Research proposal, modified 24 Oct 1999, approved 2 Feb 2000 (Appendix 1 to funding application, in English).
  7. Exploitation of the research results, 2 Sep 1999 (Appendix 3 to funding application, in Finnish).
  8. VHA Information Technology Architecture, a document of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 May 2000.
  9. Component-FixIT workshop seminar in Helsinki, 3.- 4.10.2001 (materials in Finnish).
  10. Application servers in component infrastructure, MSc thesis by Juha Rannanheimo (in Finnish)
  11. UUSI Database Solutions for Component-Based Software Development in Healthcare, report on databases and components in the VA FileMan context, Jari Porrasmaa (Ed.).

Private documentation for consortium members only (in Finnish)

  1. Funding application to TEKES, modified 25 Oct 1999.
  2. Budget and funding plan, modified 24 Oct 1999, approved 2 Feb 2000 (Appendix 2 to funding application).
  3. Project agreement, updated 14 Apr 2000.
  4. Working plan for the 1st period 1 Jan -- 31 May 2000, proposal to the Board 28 Jan 2000, approved 2 Feb 2000.
  5. 1st Board Meeting 2 Feb 2000, minutes 14 Apr 2000.
  6. Working plan for the 2nd period 1 Jun -- 30 Nov 2000, proposal to the Board, approved 7 Jun 2000.
  7. 2nd Board Meeting 7 Jun 2000, minutes 8 Jun 2000.
  8. Working plan for the 3rd period 1 Dec -- 31 May 2001, proposal to the Board, approved 13 Dec 2000.
  9. 3rd Board Meeting 13 Dec 2000, minutes 1 8 Dec 2000.
  10. 4th Board Meeting 13 Jun 2001.