title: Development of an information management system using a strategic planning process.
abstract: This article details the development of an information management system to facilitate the ability of clinicians to identify risk factors present in low-birthweight deliveries and to determine geographic clusters of risk factors. These data would serve as a basis for planning clinical interventions at the community level. The strategic planning process provided a framework for successful design and implementation of the information management system.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, College of Health Sciences, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: DeMarco
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D003628:Database Management Systems; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D018743:Perinatal Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012985:Software Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014768:Virginia