Inform: conceptual modelling of intensive care information systems.
Intensive care of a patient requires heavy monitoring and versatile therapeutic actions. These produce a huge amount of patient information. A problem exists in managing this data and other information from all supporting activities creating a need for an automated information management system. To have a sound basis for future automated information systems in intensive care unit (ICU), a conceptual model is created to cover both the clinical and other activities of the ICU. The conceptual model consists of data flow diagrams and entity-relationship diagrams with underlying common data dictionary. A modern CASE tool is utilized to build the model. The work forms a part of AIM-INFORM project, which has a purpose to develop information management and decision support systems for high dependency environment.
Kalli
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Technical Research Centre of Finland, Medical Engineering Laboratory, Tampere.
Ambroso
C
C
Gregory
R
R
Heikelä
A
A
Ilomäki
A
A
Leaning
M
M
Marraro
G
G
Mereu
M
M
Tuomisto
T
T
Yates
C
C
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003628:Database Management Systems; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012985:Software Design