ISSN:
1524-4741
Quelle:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Thema:
Medizin
Notizen:
Abstract: The Revlon/UCLA Breast Center has started a multidisciplinary research program in order to explore all aspects of breast diseases and the care of women. Due to the many specialized fields in medicine, the data involved in research studies is likely to be managed by different organizations and by different computers. This sorely limits the ability to carry out studies that are concerned with the mass screening of very diverse types of data according to different patient conditions, treatment profiles, or both. To support its program, the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center has developed a research database that includes every breast patient and that is linked to the UCLA clinical hospital information system and radiology information system. Research data is collected using a Patient Intake Questionnaire that is completed by every patient before being archived in the Breast Center research database. We have developed a Database Integration System to allow the Breast Center research database to automatically acquire and integrate clinical data generated by consultations, treatments, procedures, and surgeries occurring at the UCLA Medical Center. The Database Integration System is based on a screen capture method and uses the generally available clinical application display programs. The system was rapidly and cost-effectively developed using commonly available computer tools. Moreover, it does not require any changes in the participating remote hospital computer systems. The Revlon/UCLA Breast Center database system is available to researchers through a simple graphical user interface. Complex research queries are conveniently handled using the advanced database Structured Query Language (SQL). Our integrated research/clinical database system is now operational and it gives the unique ability to research teams in several disciplines to rapidly search the whole patient population according to any patient profile, disease, or treatment condition defined by a study.?
Materialart:
Digitale Medien
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1524-4741.1996.tb00113.x
Permalink
