Abstract
Computerized medical record systems have to present user-and problem-oriented views
of a patient record to health-care professionals. Presentation and manipulation of
data must be easily adaptable to current and future demands of medical specialties
and specific settings. During the definition, development and evaluation of a prototype
of a computerized patient record system, design elements were elaborated to support
physicians and other health-care professionals. Our approach shows a high degree of
flexibility and adaptability to specific needs, problem orientation and connectivity
to other systems, via a hospital information network. The explicit description of
the contents of a patient record allows to augment the number of items that can be
recorded without modifying the data structure. New views on patient data can be added
to the system without interfering with the routine use of the system. Application
in several medical specialties proved the feasibility of our prototype.
Keywords
Computerized Medical Records - Problem-Oriented-Record - Hospital Information System
- Data Model
