title: Heterogeneous databases integration in a hospital information systems environment: a bottom-up approach.
abstract: The paper describes the problem of heterogeneous databases, discusses the need for an integrated hospital information system and provides a five-step method for integrating heterogeneous databases in the hospital environment. The scope of this method facilitates the integration of medical, administrative and fiscal information elements of a hospital into a unified environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Administrative Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93943.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zviran
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D012985:Software Design