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A Computer-Assisted Patient Record System

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Medical Informatics Europe 82

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics ((LNMED,volume 16))

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A computer-assisted patient record system which holds information about patient and drug factors on over 6000 patients is described. The system has been developed using a CODASYL type database management system and maintained on a medium configuration mini-computer. The principal aim of the system is to improve and facilitate the transfer between doctors of clinically important information about high-risk patients.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Aberdeen, UK

    J. C. Petrie, O. J. Robb, D. J. Taylor & T. A. Jeffers

  2. Computing Department, Grampian Health Board, UK

    G. McLeod, K. F. Allen, G. M. Dawson & P. Murphy

  3. Department of Community Medicine, University of Aberdeen, UK

    G. Innes & R. D. Weir

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The Federated Dublin Voluntary Hospitals, P.O. Box 795, James’ St., Dublin 8, Ireland

    R. R. O’Moore

  2. North East Thames Regional Health Authority, 40, Eastbourne Terrace, London, W2 3QR, Great Britain

    B. Barber

  3. Institute for Medical Informatics, Medizinische Hochschule, Postfach 61 01 80, 3000, Hannover 61, Germany

    P. L. Reichertz

  4. Centre d’informatique Medicale, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc., av. Hippocrate 10, bte 3718, 1200, Bruxelles, Belgium

    F. Roger

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Petrie, J.C. et al. (1982). A Computer-Assisted Patient Record System. In: O’Moore, R.R., Barber, B., Reichertz, P.L., Roger, F. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe 82. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 16. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93201-4_7

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