title: A Web-based GIS for health care decision-support.
abstract: This Web-based application allows to access views of End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) concerning the epidemiology of the demand and the supply of care. It is a Web-based Geographic Information System (Web-GIS), the SIGNe (Système d'Information Géographique pour la Néphrologie), designed for the Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) dedicated to ESRD. It is a visualisation and decision-support tool. This Web-GIS was coupled to a data warehouse and embedded in an n-tier architecture designed as the Multi-Source Information System (MSIS). It provides maps matching the offer of care to the demand. It is presented with insights on the design and underlying technologies. It is dedicated to professionals and to public health care decision-makers.
authors.affiliation: Paris 5 University, Faculty of Medicine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, EA 222, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Necker Hospital, France.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jean-Baptiste
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toubiana
authors.forename: Loïc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Le Mignot
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Said
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mugnier
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Bihan-Benjamin
authors.forename: Jean Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jaïs
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landais
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D019992:Databases as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D003658:Decision Making, Computer-Assisted; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005602:France; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D014584:User-Computer Interface