A COMPUTER BASED BIOMEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. I. LOGIC FOUNDATION AND TECHNIQUES
Abstract
A digital computer based biomedical information system was designed to service the needs of physicians engaged in patient care and clinical research, and scientists engaged in laboratory research. The system embraces all functions of information processing which include information collection, storage, retrieval, analyses and display. The principal goal of the project is to place these functions under the maximum degree of automation possible with existing hardware-software capabilities. At the time of this report the status of the system is best characterized as 'semi-automatic.' From the time of inception, and throughout implementation, the project has been carried out under the concepts, principles and techniques of the systems analyses. Experience has demonstrated that a total biomedical information system to service a complex medical facility such as the Fitzsimons General Hospital establishment will necessarily evolve through several generations of hardware-software alterations. There will probably never be a total solution to the problem but rather sequential events viewed as minor to major achievements representing progress towards an ever improving system. Progress is absolutely dependent upon support and participation from the professional staff, including both physicians and scientific investigators.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- AD0681893
Entities
People
- James C. Syner