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  • 1Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, CA 94303.

Proceedings. Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care
|January 1, 1991
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This study details integrating diverse data sources into a Physician Workstation (PWS). It highlights using an object-oriented schema and procedural abstraction for seamless data exploration and access.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Informatics
  • Computer Science
  • Data Management

Background:

  • Physician Workstations (PWS) require integrated data for efficient clinical decision-making.
  • Existing systems often struggle with heterogeneous data sources, hindering comprehensive patient views.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a novel approach for integrating diverse data sources into a Physician Workstation (PWS).
  • To demonstrate the utility of an object-oriented data schema for managing complex healthcare information.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a logically centralized, object-oriented data schema.
  • Utilized a declarative query language for data exploration.
  • Employed procedural abstraction to integrate disparate information sources transparently.

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Main Results:

  • Successfully integrated data from the Veteran Administration's Distributed Hospital Computer Program (DHCP) and other sources.
  • Enabled end-users and applications to explore integrated data via an object-oriented database.
  • Demonstrated the effectiveness of procedural abstraction in unifying varied data inputs.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed object-oriented schema and procedural abstraction effectively integrate diverse data for PWS.
  • This approach enhances data accessibility and usability for clinical applications.
  • Facilitates a more comprehensive and efficient approach to managing healthcare data.