title: Log files analysis to assess the use and workload of a dynamic web server dedicated to end-stage renal disease.
abstract: A Multi-Source Information System (MSIS), has been designed for the Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) dedicated to End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). MSIS aims at providing reliable follow-up data for ESRD patients. It is based on an n-tier architecture, made out of a universal client, a dynamic Web server connected to a production database and to a data warehouse. MSIS is operational since 2002 and progressively deployed in 9 regions in France. It includes 16,677 patients. We show that the analysis of MSIS web log files allows evaluating the use of the system and the workload in a public-health perspective.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris 5 R. Descartes, UPRES EA 222, AP-HP, Service de Biostatistique et d'Informatique Médicale, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Said
authors.forename: Loic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Le Mignot
authors.forename: Jean Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Bihan
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toubiana
authors.forename: Jean-Philippe
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jais
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Landais
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic; D008490:Medical Informatics; D011634:Public Health; D016526:Workload