An epidemiological research information management system

Author

McCarter, Robert J. ; DeClaris, Nicholas ; Crawley, Barbara ; Waring, Mark

Author_Institution

Dept. of Epidemiology & Preventive Med., Baltimore Univ., MD, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

1994

Firstpage

1352

Abstract

The Division of Medical Informatics has designed and implemented an automated research information management system capable of supporting a wide range of epidemiological research projects of the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Addressed herein are the computer architecture and software design issues required to meet performance specifications that emphasize: data integrity, support for forms definition, data tracking, error monitoring, and integrated menu-driven tools for data analysis and reporting. The system has been able to support the ischemic Optic Neuropathy Trial (IONDT) (see S.E. Kelman, The Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Decompression Trial (editorial), Arch. Ophthalmol., vol. 111, p. 1616-18, 1993), a collaborative multi-center clinical trial of the Eye Institute and experience gained from that study has suggested important revisions to generalize and improve the capabilities of the system

Keywords

Biomedical informatics; Biomedical optical imaging; Collaboration; Computer architecture; Computer errors; Computerized monitoring; Data analysis; Health information management; Information management; Software design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415468

Filename

415468