title: [Medical informatics in obstetrics and gynecology - the actual challenge?].
abstract: There is common agreement about the importance of information management systems in obstetrics and gynecology. Those systems are necessary tools for medical quality management and are essential for the actual preparation for the age of the "diagnosis related groups" that will be introduced in Germany next year. Nevertheless there are only small scientifically activities to improve information management systems and to evaluate their performance. Great efforts are necessary to develop new features and not to loose the conflict between the needs of the physicians and their patients and the needs and demands of hospital administrative authorities.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsfrauenklinik Mainz, Germany. seufert@mail.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seufert
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Munz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pilch
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hawighorst-Knapstein
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pollow
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy