Title :
An Integrated Data Model for Patient Care
Author :
Blum, Bruce I. ; Lenhard, Raymond E., Jr. ; McColligan, Elizabeth E.
Author_Institution :
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD 20707, and the School of Medicine
fDate :
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center has been using a clinical information system since 1977 to assist in medical decision making and protocol directed patient management. This paper describes how these functions have been implemented in terms of their data model. The intent is to 1) facilitate transfer of the concepts used at Johns Hopkins to other clinical systems, and 2) illustrate the power of data modeling as a design technique.
Keywords :
Clinical diagnosis; Data models; Decision making; Navigation; Oncology; Power system management; Power system modeling; Protocols; Relational databases; Software tools; Computers; Humans; Information Systems; Medical Oncology;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1985.325449
