title: Survey and critique of time and medical records.
abstract: Although medical records are an example of a temporal database application, they are not satisfactorily supported by existing temporal and non-temporal data models. A new model and corresponding algebra is needed that can support the requirements of medical records. In this paper we identify the requirements medical records impose on a temporal model and highlight the discrepancies in existing models in light of these needs. We conclude the paper with a brief outline of how we approach the development of an extendible, temporal model for supporting medical record-based applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goble
mesh_terms: D008499:Medical Records; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013997:Time Factors