title: Development of a flexible healthcare form builder using Ruby on Rails.
abstract: A collaboratively maintained, centralized web-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) repository could lead to improved quality and standardization of care and decrease duplication of resources. Ruby on Rails (RoR) is an open source web application framework that enables rapid iterative development of database backed applications. We have created a prototype form building application in RoR that has the potential to create and maintain such a CDSS repository. Further study and refinement are required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.
authors.forename: Timothy A D
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Kozan
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bullard
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Meurer
authors.forename: Brian R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Holroyd
authors.forename: Brian H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D016208:Databases, Factual; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface