Brewer: an integrated on-line coding system for diagnoses and medication

Author

Bot, H. ; Brouwer, J. ; Dijk, W.A. ; van der Velde, W. ; Lie, K.I.

Author_Institution

Groningen Univ. Hospital, Netherlands

fYear

1994

fDate

25-28 Sep 1994

Firstpage

185

Lastpage

188

Abstract

A database system has been developed for diagnosis and medication data. Brewer is a Windows application running on PCs in a network environment. A diagnoses list, extended for the domain of clinical cardiology, was derived from the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Similarly, a medication list was developed based on the Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification (ATC). The system was integrated in the authors´ department information system but is capable of stand alone operation as well. The system has been tested in a pilot study of 324 post-infarction patients at the out-patient clinic. The development has resulted in active feedback with previously stored patient data and standardized coding of diagnoses and medication

Keywords

cardiology; database management systems; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; microcomputer applications; Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification; Brewer; International Classification of Diseases; Windows application; clinical cardiology; department information system; integrated online coding system; medical diagnoses; medical medication; network environment PCs; out-patient clinic; post-infarction patients; stand alone operation; standardized coding; stored patient data; Cardiac disease; Cardiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Chemicals; Database systems; Feedback; Information systems; Medical diagnostic imaging; Personal communication networks; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1994

Conference_Location

Bethesda, MD

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6570-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1994.470218

Filename

470218