title: Development of an integrated clinical database system for a regional mental health service.
abstract: The authors describe development of an automated system to provide caregivers in a regional mental health service in Calgary, Alberta, with access to information about persons with chronic mental illness served by the system. All participating organizations provided input about system design features and data elements. Issues of confidentiality of records were addressed. A working model demonstrated to caregivers was rated as useful and understandable by more than 90 percent of respondents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: McDougall
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Adair-Bischoff
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000416:Alberta; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D016494:Computer Security; D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016490:Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems; D008297:Male; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy