Title :
Computer assisted management of a regionalized newborn screening program
Author :
Mordaunt, Virgina L. ; Cunningham, George C. ; Kan, Karen
Author_Institution :
Genetic Disease Branch, Dept. of Health Services, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors describe how an online computer system has been used in the regionalized newborn screening program in California to provide overall management, tracking of cases requiring follow-up, laboratory quality control, revenue collection, and monitoring of program functionality. The system also acts as a tool for research and epidemiological studies. To date the expanded program has screened over three-million newborns
Keywords :
medical administrative data processing; California; computer assisted management; epidemiological studies; follow-up; laboratory quality control; monitoring; online computer system; program functionality; regionalized newborn screening program; research; revenue collection; Computerized monitoring; Contracts; Demography; Genetics; Hospitals; Laboratories; Medical treatment; Pediatrics; Quality control; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1988. Vol.IV. Applications Track., Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0844-7
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1988.11952
