A Database Perspective of the Transition from Single-use (Ancillary-based) Systems to Integrated Models Supporting Clinical Care and Research in a MUMPS-based System

Jason Siegel and David Kirkland

Medical Decision Making, 1991, vol. 11, issue 4_suppl, S69-S73

Abstract: The Composite Health Care System (CHCS), a MUMPS-based hospital information system (HIS), has evolved from the Decentralized Hospital Computer Program (DHCP) installed within VA Hospitals. The authors explore the evolution of an ancillary-based system toward an integrated model with a look at its current state and possible future. The history and relationships between orders of different types tie specific patient-related data into a logical and temporal model. Diagrams demonstrate how the database structure has evolved to support clinical needs for integration. It is suggested that a fully integrated model is capable of meeting traditional HIS needs.

Keywords: Composite Health Care System; hospital information system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989X9101104s13

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