Clinical data management and analysis using a microcomputer.
In the clinical setting, it is imperative that the medical staff as well as certain support staff have ready access to patients' records and on-study data. Computerization of the clinical data must not deter non-computer-oriented data users from getting at the information they need. In fact, the computer system should be designed for ease of operation by all potential users so that it becomes a valuable and unobtrusive aid to the clinical environment. This paper describes the workings of a microcomputer system at the Vermont Regional Cancer Center.
D003201:Computers; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008495:Medical Oncology; D008499:Medical Records; D008838:Microcomputers; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy