NDLI: MEDINFO at the MGH Oncology Data Research Center

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Stickler, S.A. Foster, E.A. Cohen, A.M.
Copyright Year	1983
Description	Author affiliation: Masachusetts General Hospital, Boston (Stickler, S.A.)
Abstract	MEDINFO is a database management system developed at MGH primarily to organize and analyze data from clinical investigations. It allows for flexible definition of data items contained in a research study and provides users with the ability to perform their own analyses interactively. MEDINFO has been used by a number of investigators both at MGH and at allied institutions for the past seven years on populations ranging from 100 to 8,000 patients. Most recently, the MGH Oncology Data Research Center, containing over 43,000 records, has been converted to a MEDINFO system. This Paper highlights the oncology data research activities and the MEDINFO system's role as a general-purpose database management system versus a highly specialized or uniquely written system. We compare the advantages and disadvantages in costs, implementation time, ease of usage, flexibility, ease of maintenance, and support.
Starting Page	153
Ending Page	155
File Size	305640
Page Count	3
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0818605030
DOI	10.1109/SCAMC.1983.764572
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1983-10-23
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Oncology Packaging Surgery Laboratories Computer science Hospitals Data analysis Costs Statistical analysis Testing
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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