An enhanced DTC component for the EPD-CAR project

Author

Dijk, WA ; van der Velde, W. ; Dassen, WRM ; Spruijt, HJ ; van der Putten, N. ; Van der velde, ET ; Baljon, MH

Author_Institution

Univ. Hosp., Groningen, Netherlands

fYear

2002

fDate

22-25 Sept. 2002

Firstpage

393

Lastpage

396

Abstract

This paper describes a module which is a part of the EPD-CAR (Electronic Patient Dossier for Cardiology) project of the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands. It uses general guidelines to advise on the functional tests that have to be performed depending on the diagnoses. The model differentiates between the diverse conditions under which the patient enters the medical circuit. The model converts the detailed information into a crude code the is becoming the basis of financial compensation for medical treatment, starting January 1st 2003. The system is written in Visual Foxpro 7.0 and is an ActiveX-component.

Keywords

cardiology; distributed object management; insurance data processing; medical computing; medical information systems; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; ActiveX component; EPD-CAR project; Electronic Patient Dossier for Cardiology; Interuniversity Cardiology Institute; Visual Foxpro 7.0; diagnoses; financial compensation; functional tests; medical treatment; Cardiology; Costs; Guidelines; Hospitals; Insurance; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Medical treatment; Performance evaluation; Timing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology, 2002

ISSN

0276-6547

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7735-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.2002.1166792

Filename

1166792