Decision support system for primary health care in an inter/intranet environment

The need for easily accessible computerised decision- and documentation-support in primary health care has been previously published. The implementation of such a tool in an intranet environment is described. The use of free-ware which can be downloaded from the world-wide-web (www) is shown to constitute a very potent and manageable system. With the use of innovative scripting, very good log-functions can be added in order to render thorough studies of its use possible. In this way, it is possible--under strict research conditions--to study the potential help and support provided by case-based decision support software in everyday use on a primary care unit. The ease of use of this system, as well as its flexibility, shows promise for the future.