Databases for Health Care
1st Edition
Published on 1. May 1981
Book
Paperback/Softback
VI, 78 pages
978-3-540-10709-5 (ISBN)
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
VI, 78 p.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
169 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-10709-5 (9783540107095)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-93174-1
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Content
I. Definition of the Technology.- A. Databases and Their Objectives.- B. Terminology in the Area of Data Bases.- C. Scientific Basis for Database Technology.- D. Database Operation.- II. Use of Databases in Health Care.- A. Health Care Settings and the Relevancy of Database Technology.- B. Current Health Care Applications of Databases.- C. The Future Use of Databases in Health Care.- D. The Effect of Databases on Health Care Costs, Quality, and Access.- III. State of the Art of Database Technology in Health Care.- A. Systems in Research or Development Status.- B. Industrial Status.- C. Current Directions of Development.- IV. Appendix: Examples of Current Databases in Health Care.- A. Public Health: CCPDS at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle.- B. Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials: ECOG and RTOG at the Harvard Univ. Dept. of Public Health.- C. Clinical Research: TOD and ARAMIS at Stanford University.- D. HMO Support: COSTAR and the Harvard Community Health Service.- E. Hospital Systems: POMCS at Coral Gables Variety Childrens.- V. References.