On research subsystems and their integration in the computer-supported part of hospital information systems

Abstract

Taking as an example the special research programme ('Sonderforschungsbereich') in leukemia research and immunogenetics (SFB120) of the University of Tübingen, we intend to discuss how research subsystems should be built up, which functions they should take over and which network architecture is suitable. Furthermore, we examined to what extent research subsystems can be integrated in the computer-supported part of hospital information systems. It can easily be seen that no general solution exists for the structuring. The structure depends rather upon the specific problems and information requirements of individual research units. The clinical environment must be taken into account if research subsystems are to be integrated into the computer-supported part of a hospital information system. Especially in regard to the data protection aspect, we must keep in mind that the connection between subsystems must not necessarily result in the setup of a network for the corresponding computer systems.

Standardized Exchange of Clinical Documents

“…This question hasa lreadyb een tackled within moreg eneral projects( not directly focusing on ophthalmology), e.g.b yH aux [16] andGerneth et al [17]. While avoiding double data entryf or clinical carea nd research studies at the firstglanceseemsvery promising, reducing workloadf or clinical documentation anda lsod atai nconsistencies, it is on the other side important to carefullyi nvestigatei ft he different documentation aims of those primaryi ndependent scenarios pose challenges andc reated ifficultieso nt he semantic interpretation of data within different contexts.…”

Sistemas de información hospitalarios: el C.M.B.D.

“…Realmente, los sistemas de información hospitalarios pueden servir en todas las situaciones en las que se necesiten tomar decisiones; la literatura está llena de ejemplos, citando como ejemplos más representativos de su utilidad para los profesionales médicos los que hacen referencia a la investigación epidemiológica clínica (Zwetsloot-Schonk, 1989), en el desarrollo de recursos humanos (Who, 1990), investigación general (Gerneth, 1991), evaluación de la calidad (Selbmann, 1990), planificación (Regidor, 1991), etc.…”

A Three-Level Graph-Based Model for the Management of Hospital Information Systems

“…In individual cases it can make sense to talk about departmental information systems, ward information systems, information systems of outpatient departments, and of diagnostic areas such as a laboratory and a radiology area (e.g., [6]). On the other hand, it can make sense to regard a research information system (e.g., [25]) or the computer-supported part of a hospital information system as separate units. Such focusing on certain fields as a result of splitting up the hospital information system may be necessary and useful, especially for designing details of information processing in specific areas and for research projects.…”

“…The definitions given here form the basis of methods for managing hospital information systems and for constructing appropriate tools for it. Preliminary considerations on 3LGM are contained in [21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. A more extensive introduction to 3LGM can be found in [28].…”