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Oliver Schmitt; Tim A. Majchrzak |
Title |
Using document-based databases for medical information systems in unreliable environments |
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Conference Article |
Year |
2012 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2012 Conference Proceedings – 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2012 |
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Keywords |
Data storage equipment; Health care; Management information systems; Medical computing; Medical information systems; CouchDB; Crisis management; Crisis management systems; Development project; Document; Document-based; Medical data sets; Medical research; Database systems |
Abstract |
Healthcare and crisis management are pervaded by the usage of Information Systems (IS). Virtually all IS rely on data storage. Despite the document-oriented nature of medical datasets, the prevailing kind of database used are relational (RDBMS) ones. In order to find a more adequate solution in a development project for a patientregistry, we evaluated a document-based database incorporated into the data storage layer of a system. To foster the understanding of this technology, we present the background of form-originated data storage in healthcare, introduce document-based databases, and describe our scenario. Based on our findings, we generalize the results with a focus on crisis management. We found that document-based databases such as CouchDB are well-suited for IS in medical contexts and might be a feasible option for the future implementation of systems in various fields of healthcare, crisis response, and medical research. © 2012 ISCRAM. |
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Department of Information Systems, University of Münster, Germany |
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Publisher |
Simon Fraser University |
Place of Publication |
Vancouver, BC |
Editor |
L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej, Z.Franco |
Language |
English |
Summary Language |
English |
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2411-3387 |
ISBN |
9780864913326 |
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Track |
Healthcare Crisis Management Systems |
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Conference |
9th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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202 |
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Author |
Tim A. Majchrzak; Oliver Noack; Herbert Kuchen; Philipp Neuhaus; Frank Ückert |
Title |
Towards a decision support system for the allocation of traumatized patients |
Type |
Conference Article |
Year |
2010 |
Publication |
ISCRAM 2010 – 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management: Defining Crisis Management 3.0, Proceedings |
Abbreviated Journal |
ISCRAM 2010 |
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Keywords |
Artificial intelligence; Information systems; Business rules; Crisis management; Development project; IT system; Patient dispatching; Related works; Traumatized patients; Decision support systems |
Abstract |
We present a decision support system for the allocation of traumatized patients. The assignment of patients to vehicles and hospitals is a task that requires detailed up-to-date information but has to be carried out quickly. We pro-pose to support medical staff with an IT system. We especially encourage such a system to be used in cases of mass incidents as it is very problematic – yet essential – To provide all injured with adequate healthcare as fast as possible. Our proposal is a system based on business rules. In this paper we describe the development project's background as well as the system's requirements and some details of its implementation. Moreover, we explain an exemplary scenario to show strengths of our approach. Besides discussing related work, we draw an overview of future tasks. |
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Department of Information Systems, University of Muenster, Germany; Department of Medical Informatics, University Hospital Muenster, Germany |
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Publisher |
Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management, ISCRAM |
Place of Publication |
Seattle, WA |
Editor |
S. French, B. Tomaszewski, C. Zobel |
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English |
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English |
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2411-3387 |
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Track |
Geo-Information Support |
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Conference |
7th International ISCRAM Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management |
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Serial |
738 |
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