Shipboard Medical Information System Needs Among Surface Ships.

Abstract

Senior medical department representatives aboard U.S. Navy ships were surveyed to determine the automation needs of shipboard medical departments. Surveys were returned from the 106 medical department personnel representing fourteen types of ships. Fifteen medical functions were rated as to their perceived need. Automated functions most needed were report generator, medical supply inventory, medical reference library, pharmacy support, message formatting, and a daily task inventory. The capability of shipboard medical personnel to customize reports to their specific ships demands would mitigate problems associated with differing report requirements among Type Commands and individual ships. Medical department size and current automation status were also examined. Keywords: Medical computer applications; Medical information systems; Shipboard needs, Hospital corpsmen, Automation, Computerization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186094

Entities

People

  • Christopher G. Blood
  • Dawn M. Peeps-brand
  • James C. Helmkamp
  • William Pugh

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Casualties
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Inventory
  • Medical Personnel
  • Navy
  • Pharmacies
  • Security
  • Ships

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Software Engineering.