title: Inform: conceptual modelling of intensive care information systems.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Technical Research Centre of Finland, Medical Engineering Laboratory, Tampere.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ambroso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heikelä
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ilomäki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leaning
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marraro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mereu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tuomisto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: 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