Title :
Newborn screening in the 1980s-the automation of follow-up
Author :
Nash, C. ; Jones, David
Abstract :
The Genetic Diseases Program of the Illinois Department of Public Health has completed the requirements for automation of its newborn screening follow-up services. The integration of two databases containing laboratory and follow-up elements allows the system to: (1) process online information about both normal and abnormal results on every baby screened in Illinois; (2) recall data previously entered and add follow-up criteria; (3) generate form letters; (4) track treatment and developmental progress of confirmed clients; (5) maintain permanent demographic registries; (6) transfer records to microfiche; and (7) generated reports for statistical analysis. Each of these capabilities is described, and it is demonstrated how automation has enhanced the follow-up component of newborn screening
Keywords :
database management systems; medical administrative data processing; Genetic Diseases Program; Illinois Department of Public Health; abnormal results; confirmed clients; data recall; databases; developmental progress; form letter generation; microfiche; newborn screening follow-up services; normal; online information processing; permanent demographic registries; records transfer; reports generation; statistical analysis; treatment tracking; Automation; Diseases; Fault location; Genetics; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Monitoring; Pediatrics; Testing; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.IV. Applications Track., Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0844-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11953
