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The organization engine: virtual data integration.

J S Miller1, C Niedner, J London

  • 1D.E.C. Cambridge Research Lab, MA 02139.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
|January 1, 1992
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The Organization Engine offers virtual data integration, seamlessly connecting diverse hospital systems like CODASYL and MUMPS. This approach simplifies data access for healthcare providers without altering existing infrastructure.

Area of Science:

  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Science

Background:

  • Existing hospital information systems (HIS) often operate in silos.
  • Integrating diverse data sources (e.g., CODASYL, MUMPS) is complex and time-consuming.
  • Healthcare providers require unified access to patient data for efficient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the Organization Engine as an early Virtual Data Integration (VDI) solution.
  • To demonstrate a method for seamless integration of disparate information systems.
  • To enable customized data organization for healthcare providers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Organization Engine for VDI.
  • Transformed data from multiple sources into a homogeneous representation.
  • Employed simple customization files for object type and format descriptions.

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Main Results:

  • Achieved uniform desktop access to CODASYL and MUMPS systems in eight programming days.
  • Created a seamless integration of hospital and radiology information systems, image storage, audio, and documents.
  • Enabled healthcare providers to organize integrated data according to individual needs.

Conclusions:

  • The Organization Engine provides effective virtual data integration without infrastructure modification.
  • The described techniques (data transformation, customization files) are general and efficient.
  • This approach facilitates the integration of applications with radically different interfaces.