Abstract:
ArchiMed is a highly flexible medical data storage and retrieval system which adds
sophisticated clinical research support to a standard hospital information system
(HIS).
Currently, the HIS of Vienna General Hospital-University Hospital (2000 beds) stores
the clinical data of over 2 million patients. While this system supports patient care
(e.g., ADT, clinical chemistry, diagnosis, procedures), it has no features to facilitate
research, such as the management of clinical studies.
ArchiMed is designed to support clinical research. It includes an independent database,
which mirrors virtually all the information held in the HIS while also allowing new
data to be collected independently and to be added to the database. Flexible retrieval
and analysis of data contained in the database are then possible. Thus, existing patient
data can be smoothly incorporated into a study together with data collected specifically
for research purposes. The system has already been successfully installed in the departments
of surgery and soon in other departments as well.
Keywords:
Clinical Information System - Data Retrieval System - Object Orientation - Semi-automated
Database Design
