Management System For Use Research Articles

Workload management in A&E: counting the uncountable and predicting the unpredictable.

The development of a workload management system for use in the accident and emergency department is described. The system is capable of capturing the work all professional groups, allowing the...

A world wide web-based user interface for a data management system for use in multi-institutional clinical trials—Development and experimental operation of an automated patient registration and random allocation system

We have employed the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) to develop an automated patient registration and random allocation system for use in a multi-institutional clinical trial. We made it available on-line to World Wide Web clients in each hospital through a user friendly graphical user interface. During experimental operation, the physicians found it satisfactory from the viewpoint of both ease of operation and response time. For the development of a graphical user interface in a network-based information system for use in multi-institutional clinical trials, HTTP/HTML has several advantages over an ordinary client-server model. Therefore, we concluded that we would adopt HTP/HTML for the construction of user interfaces for physicians in each spital and for data managers in our coordinating center.

FARMER'S BOOKSHELF FOR THE IBM: A HYPERMEDIA PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CROPS

The objective of this study was to develop a computerized personal information management system for use by extension agents and growers. Agents and growers need an easy-to-use computer information system to access quickly information about specific topics for different crops. An information system helps agents provide faster, better service and up-to-date information to their clients. Using the software LinkWay (IBM Corp.) on an IBM personal computer, we developed such a system called the “Farmer's Bookshelf for the IBM.” This information system uses “index cards” with information stored on separate screens called “pages.” Both textual and graphical information may appear on a page. Using a mouse, the user navigates from one page to another by clicking on a “button” on the page. This easy-to-use system requires no typing except to enter a word for the computer to search. The user can easily browse for the desired information and then print it. The “Farmer's Bookshelf for the IBM” provides an easy, fast tool for agents and growers to obtain vitally needed information.

SISCOPE: A Multiuser Information System for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

SISCOPE is an integrated data management system for use in gastrointestinal endoscopy units which operates in the multiuser mode on UNIX minicomputers or MS-DOS personal computers and can be used for patient bookings, endoscopic data entry and retrieval, and automatic report generation in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, proctologic examinations, colonoscopy and peritoneoscopy. The description of endoscopic findings is remarkably detailed and data entry very rapid due to an advanced design of input screens that incorporates several recent concepts, including windows, menu bars and pull-down menus; typing is eliminated as data is entered with a mouse by pointing at options within menus. Endoscopic findings can be described under eight headings: morphology, topography, qualifiers, modifiers, signs of bleeding, endoscopic diagnosis, pathological diagnosis and etiology. Terminology is based strictly 3on the OMED system. SISCOPE also allows recording of details on endoscopic procedures, indications for the examination, preparation, premedication, complications and late entry of pathology reports. After entering all data, a report in natural language is produced automatically, the entire process taking one minute on average. Data retrieval programs give on-line access to previous examinations of a given patient and automatically generate activity reports. A formal language allows direct queries to the database and transfer of data for statistical analysis or other data processing. The system is simple to learn and use because operation is intuitive and all endoscopic techniques share the same basic menu structure and screen design.

Data base management system for assisted reproduction

A substantial amount of data are generated from a single cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), or related techniques. Maintaining an accurate and timely record of the flow of information is complicated by provision of service to many patients concurrently, diverse origins of data, and the use of donor sperm, donor oocytes, and/or cryopreservation. We have developed a data base management system for use on a network of personal computers that takes into account the volume, intricacy, and specialized features of data generated by IVF and GIFT programs. The major products of the system are (1) compact, individual patient reports on virtually all details of each treatment cycle; (2) reports on aggregate data (e.g., monthly, quarterly, or yearly); (3) automated summaries for submission to the American Fertility Society National Registry; and (4) creation of raw data files of user-specified variables that could be used for statistical analysis.

Data structures and organisation: Special problems in scientific applications

In this paper we discuss and offer answers to the following questions: What, really, are the benifits of databases in physics? Are scientific databases essentially different from conventional ones? What are the drawbacks of a commercial database management system for use with scientific data? Do they outweigh the advantages? Do databases systems have adequate graphics facilities, or is a separate graphics package necessary? SQL as a standard language has deficiencies, but what are they for scientific data in particular? Indeed, is the relational model appropriate anyway? Or, should we turn to object oriented databases?

ISR: a database for symbolic processing in computer vision

ISR (international symbolic representation), a representation and management system for use at the intermediate (symbolic) level of vision, is described. ISR mediates access to intermediate-level vision data and forms an active interface to the higher-level inference processes that construct an image's interpretation. The system supports important types of data and operations and can be adapted to the changing needs of ongoing research. It provides a centralized data representation that supports integration of results from multiple avenues of research into the overall vision system. ISR's underlying computational paradigm is explained, database requirements for image interpretation are identified, the ISR data management system is described, and the use of ISR is discussed. >

20/30 Hindsight: Cash Management in Local Banks

Who would ever expect that a bank would complain about the number of calculations required to do anything, let alone cut down costs? Mr. Peffer and Dr. Telgen describe their experiences in implementing a cash management system for use by independent local banks; when they got that response—perhaps because a square root calculation was required?—they made the system even easier to use. It seems that the savings in this case should be obvious to the prospective users. Why is it so hard to get people to save money especially if they are bank employees? Peffer and Telgen offer some suggestions.

Evaluation of a computer-based clinical reference library in an ICU

A computer-based clinical reference library (CRL) was developed as a subsystem of the Hewlett-Packard 5600 A patient data management system for use in the 10-bed ICU at the University of Alberta Hospital. The CRL contains 20 information modules and can be accessed at both bedside and central consoles. Information is classified under headings of: definition, incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, pathology, bacteriology, clinical course, diagnosis, treatment, complications, prognosis, and references. The CRL was evaluated by a nonrandomized pretest/post-test, control-experimental research paradigm. Medical students and residents exposed to the system "acquired" significantly more knowledge than their counterparts in a control group. Medical students and nurses used the system for continuing medical education, whereas residents accessed the system for problem-solving. Nurses had strong negative views about the computerized patient data management system and tended not to use the CRL. Correlation between instruction time and gain scores was positive but test correlation coefficients for each subgroup were not significantly different.

CALM: computer aided library management

CALM, in the words of the supporting literature, “is a computer based library management system for use in book, film, slide, microfiche and other libraries”. Its objective is to “provide storage and retrieval facilities for day to day and time efficient management”. The program is designed to be adaptable for a variety of libraries, and provides the following functions: acquisitions and supplier information, cataloguing and classification, indexing (by keywords and thesaurus), keyword searching, circulation and loan control including reader information, printed reports and documents from the system, and an optional feature to communicate with remote information centres, such as Dialog and Blaise. The wide range of functions, however, individually lack many of the features important to libraries.

Prototype airway management system for use during laser surgery

A Norton metal endotracheal tube with a Merav parachute cuff cemented to the distal end has solved many of the problems involved in administration of anesthesia for laser surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract. The tube is fireproof and provides an air-tight seal for positive pressure ventilation without the impediment of a cuff channel. It is ideal for laser surgery of the oral cavity and pharynx and may be used effectively for glottic lesions in many instances.

METROCOM: An Interactive Database for Managing a Modem Metropolis

The city of Houston, Texas, has recently completed installation of an interactive computerized data management system for use by the public works, tax, planning, police, fire, and public health departments. This article describes the four‐year process of assembling the system, which includes a continuous planimetric map covering 1550 km2 (600 sq mi), land ownership and land‐use information about some 554 000 parcels, and complete information on the water, sanitary, and storm sewer systems, the road network, and bridges. Accurate graphic and nongraphic data are now readily available and can be updated to keep pace with the city's mushrooming growth.

A TAXIR DATA BANK OF SEED PLANT TYPES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HERBARIUM

AbstractA computerized information management system for use with the curation of seed plant types at the University of Michigan Herbarium is now operative. Its construction, structure, and use are described and illustrated.

A simple information management system for use in on-line experimentation

The hardware and software capabilities of the modern on-line laboratory permit the development of increasingly complex experimental procedures. These procedures often involve the collection of data from many participants over extended periods of time. The procedures may require the conditional presentation of experimental tasks which are defined by numerous parameters or determined in part by previous participant behavior. The generation, organization, retrieval, and analysis as well as the documentation and monitoring of these experimental procedures often require a source of on-line information. A Simple Information Management (SIM) system for use in on-line environments is one means of providing this information. The SIM system has been used to implement experimental procedures for the study of human problem solving and has general properties which make it of interest.