A LAN system for the management of an outpatient cardiology clinic

Author

Carini, G. ; Manini, G.L. ; Urbinati, S. ; Ruffini, M. ; Pinelli, G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Cardiology, Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy

fYear

1991

fDate

23-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

589

Lastpage

590

Abstract

The features of a computerized system for the management of an outpatient cardiology clinic are described. The local area network (LAN) is based on the ETHERNET standard, with a minicomputer Unisys 5000/95 as the central unit and several PCs and videoterminals as workstations. The operating systems are UNIX System V.3 and MS-DOS. The relational database management system (RDBMS) is ORACLE, and for data analysis and retrieval the SQL-Plus language is used. The PCs can act as independent workstations, using the MS-DOS operating system and standard software packages for office automation. The program manages appointments, patient records, and laboratory test reports

Keywords

cardiology; local area networks; medical administrative data processing; relational databases; ETHERNET standard; MS-DOS; MS-DOS operating system; ORACLE; SQL-Plus language; UNIX System V.3; Unisys 5000/95; appointments; clinic management; computerized system; laboratory test reports; local area network; minicomputer; office automation; outpatient cardiology clinic; patient records; relational database management system; videoterminals; workstations; Cardiology; Data analysis; Ethernet networks; Information retrieval; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Operating systems; Personal communication networks; Relational databases; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2485-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1991.168979

Filename

168979