Title :
Implementation of regional registry of acute myocardial infarction (RIMAR study)
Author :
Bossi, M. ; De Vita, C. ; Entro, M.D.
Author_Institution :
Saronno Hospital, Italy
Abstract :
The regional registry of acute myocardial infarction of the Lombardy region of Italy (RIMAR study) was established April 1988. All the 43 coronary care units (CCUs) of the region were connected by a personal computer network. Software was planned to collect clinical and organizing or general information on all the patients admitted in CCU with an acute myocardial infarction. Aims of the study were the knowledge of the epidemiological data of acute myocardial infarction and the assessment of the real effectiveness of the newest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, in order to improve the management of cardiac patients and of the regional health plan
Keywords :
cardiology; medical administrative data processing; Lombardy region of Italy; acute myocardial infarction; cardiac patients management; coronary care units; epidemiological data; medical software; personal computer network; regional health plan; regional registry; Ambient intelligence; Cardiology; Government; Hospitals; Knowledge management; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical treatment; Microcomputers; Myocardium; Organizing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95666
