title: [Electronic data processing in urologic clinics. Results of a survey. Electronic Data Processing in Urology Group of the Graduate and Continuing Education Commission of German Urologists].
abstract: Computer equipment in Departments of Urology in Germany was evaluated by a nation-wide questionnaire. One hundred and fifty-three questionnaires were returned with detailed information on computer hardware, software and applications in Urology. Most departments were equipped with at least one computer. Computer equipment varied considerably among the participants including both stand alone personal computers (PCs) and local area networks (LANs) with several PCs connected by cable. Typically, PCs were IBM-compatible and ran the MS-DOS operating system Word processing and related applications were the most frequently mentioned computer tasks in urology. In some departments computers are also used in research for production of databases and graphics and for statistical applications. When computers were used for documentation of therapy and/or medical records, software was often custom-made according to the department's specific needs. In the future, more computers will be needed in departments of urology, because medical records will have to meet higher standards of documentation.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heicappell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008838:Microcomputers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009816:Office Automation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012984:Software / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014572:Urology / Q000295:instrumentation*
vernacular_title: EDV in urologischen Kliniken. Ergebnisse einer Umfrage. Arbeitskreis EDV in der Urologie der Fort-und Weiterbildungskommission der Deutschen Urologen.