Databases for Health Care [electronic resource] /

I. Definition of the Technology -- A. Databases and Their Objectives -- B. Terminology in the Area of Data Bases -- C. Scientific Basis for Database Technology -- D. Database Operation -- II. Use of Databases in Health Care -- A. Health Care Settings and the Relevancy of Database Technology -- B. Current Health Care Applications of Databases -- C. The Future Use of Databases in Health Care -- D. The Effect of Databases on Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access -- III. State of the Art of Database Technology in Health Care -- A. Systems in Research or Development Status -- B. Industrial Status -- C. Current Directions of Development -- IV. Appendix: Examples of Current Databases in Health Care -- A. Public Health: CCPDS at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle -- B. Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials: ECOG and RTOG at the Harvard Univ. Dept. of Public Health -- C. Clinical Research: TOD and ARAMIS at Stanford University -- D. HMO Support: COSTAR and the Harvard Community Health Service -- E. Hospital Systems: POMCS at Coral Gables Variety Childrens -- V. References.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wiederhold, Gio. author., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1981
Subjects:Medicine., Health informatics., Bioinformatics., Computational biology., Medicine & Public Health., Health Informatics., Computer Appl. in Life Sciences., Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93174-1
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