Title :
Towards ICT support for treatment of congestive heart failure
Author :
Bosmans, J.E. ; Dassen, W.R.M. ; van der Velde, E.T. ; Dijk, W.A. ; Spruijt, H.J. ; Baljon, M.H.
Author_Institution :
Interuniv. Cardiology Inst. of the Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands
Abstract :
In this study the information needs of health care professionals taking care of Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) patients and the formers´ requirements for an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) were analyzed. Such an EPR is a prerequisite for a decision-support system that the CHF-clinic would like to implement in the near future. These information needs and requirements were visualized in respectively class diagrams and use case diagrams. The diagrams were reviewed with a cardiologist and heart failure nurses, who considered the information needs expressed in the diagrams complete for now. However, it is possible that use of the EPR will lead to a need for additional information in the course of the project
Keywords :
cardiology; decision support systems; diseases; information needs; medical information systems; patient treatment; ICT support; cardiologist; case diagrams; class diagrams; congestive heart failure treatment; health care professionals information needs; heart failure nurses; Cardiology; Failure analysis; Heart; Hospitals; Information analysis; Medical services; Medical treatment; Paramagnetic resonance; Unified modeling language; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 2000
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6557-7
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.2000.898604
