title: An object-oriented approach for structuring the electronic medical record.
abstract: We implemented a framework for modelling the electronic medical record on top of an object-oriented model. Clinical patient data are structured in a uniform way through the use of a comprehensive data model. The meaning of the information elements is explicitly determined by a medical data dictionary. The data structures of both, medical record and data dictionary are implemented, using a semantically rich, object-oriented data model. We examined several possibilities for the graphical preparation of the inherently recursive data structures. Again, we use object-oriented frameworks for the implementation of flexible user interfaces to the electronic medical record with a consistent look-and-feel.
authors.affiliation: Dräger Krankenhaus-Informationssysteme GmbH Schreberweg 1, 24119 Kiel-Kronshagen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Banhart
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lohmann
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D003628:Database Management Systems; D004018:Dictionaries, Medical as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D012984:Software; D009626:Terminology as Topic