DocumentCode
3549330
Title
Development of the National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS) in Ireland
Author
Flynn, M. Rachel ; Lonergan, Moira ; Kearney, Peter ; Shelley, Emer
Author_Institution
Dept. of Epidemiology & Public Health, Royal Coll. of Surgeons, Ireland
fYear
2005
fDate
23-24 June 2005
Firstpage
179
Lastpage
184
Abstract
The National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS) is described as a series of integrated cardiology care registers designed to collect data on the clinical care of patients with cardiac disease in acute hospitals in Ireland. The aim of this paper is to provide information on the National Cardiovascular Information System (NCIS), including the background to the development of the system and to outline the proposals for the future development of the system.
Keywords
cardiovascular system; data handling; diseases; health care; medical information systems; patient care; Ireland hospital; NCIS; National Cardiovascular Information System; cardiac disease; clinical patient care; data collection; integrated cardiology care register; Cardiac disease; Cardiology; Databases; Educational institutions; Hospitals; Information systems; Pediatrics; Public healthcare; Surgery; Surveillance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 18th IEEE Symposium on
ISSN
1063-7125
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2355-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CBMS.2005.48
Filename
1467687
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