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K C O'Kane

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PubMed1998

A web access script language to support clinical application development.

This paper describes the development of a script language to support the implementation of decentralized, clinical information applications on the World Wide Web (Web). The goal of this work is to facilitate construction of low overhead, fully functional clinical information systems that can be accessed anywhere by low cost Web browsers to search, retrieve and analyze stored patient data. The Web provides a model of network access to data bases on a global scale. Although it was originally conceived as a means to exchange scientific documents, Web browsers and servers currently support access to a wide variety of audio, video, graphical and text based data to a rapidly growing community. Access to these services is via inexpensive client software browsers that connect to servers by means of the open architecture of the Internet. In this paper, the design and implementation of a script language that supports the development of low cost, Web-based, distributed clinical information systems for both Inter- and Intra-Net use is presented. The language is based on the Mumps language and, consequently, supports many legacy applications with few modifications. Several enhancements, however, have been made to support modern programming practices and the Web interface. The interpreter for the language also supports standalone program execution on Unix, MS-Windows, OS/2 and other operating systems.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1996

Implementing a distributed intranet-based information system.

The article discusses Internet and intranet technologies and describes how to install an intranet-based information system using the Merle language facility and other readily available components. Merle is a script language designed to support decentralized medical record information retrieval applications on the World Wide Web. The goal of this work is to provide a script language tool to facilitate construction of efficient, fully functional, multipoint medical record information systems that can be accessed anywhere by low-cost Web browsers to search, retrieve, and analyze patient information. The language allows legacy MUMPS applications to function in a Web environment and to make use of the Web graphical, sound, and video presentation services. It also permits downloading of script applets for execution on client browsers, and it can be used in standalone mode with the Unix, Windows 95, Windows NT, and OS/2 operating systems.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1996

An object-oriented class library for medical software development.

The objective of this research is the development of a Medical Object Library (MOL) consisting of reusable, inheritable, portable, extendable C++ classes that facilitate rapid development of medical software at reduced cost and increased functionality. The result of this research is a library of class objects that range in function from string and hierarchical file handling entities to high level, procedural agents that perform increasingly complex, integrated tasks. A system built upon these classes is compatible with any other system similarly constructed with respect to data definitions, semantics, data organization and storage. As new objects are built, they can be added to the class library for subsequent use. The MOL is a toolkit of software objects intended to support a common file access methodology, a unified medical record structure, consistent message processing, standard graphical display facilities and uniform data collection procedures. This work emphasizes the relationship that potentially exists between the structure of a hierarchical medical record and procedural language components by means of a hierarchical class library and tree structured file access facility. In doing so, it attempts to establish interest in and demonstrate the practicality of the hierarchical medical record model in the modern context of object oriented programming.

Humans↗
PubMed1995

A C+ + class library foundation for developing an electronic medical record.

The basic features that gave the M (or Mumps, as it originally called) language its initial popularity are still important to many programming applications, especially those involving the health care domain. To date, however, efforts to change the language have been predicated on the axiom that the existing structure must be preserved in order to accommodate legacy applications. To many, it is becoming clear that the 1960s' minicomputer induced interpreter syntax underlying M is inadequate and incapable of further evolution. In this paper, we demonstrate an alternative that preserves those features that many find to be the essence of M in a manner that is transportable to other language environments and not directly linked to any underlying operating system. This article describes a set of operating system independent C + + class libraries, based on M, designed to enhance the C + + programming environment with features that facilitate health care record applications development. These extensions allow the user to manage hierarchical data base problems, such as those typical in the health care domain, at a level of abstraction consistent with many information theoretic models commonly in use. Examples are given from a pilot implementation of the libraries to demonstrate a simple health care record application.

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PubMed1986

An expert systems facility for mumps.

This paper describes extensions to the Mumps language which facilitate writing expert systems in Mumps. These extensions are based upon the Prolog language and utilize the existing Mumps global array data base as well as other aspects of the Mumps environment. Details are given of an experimental implementation of the interpreter written in C for the Unix operating system.

Artificial Intelligence↗
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Protocol based non-clinical biomedical laboratory data-collection.

In this paper we describe the design details of a system for protocol based non-clinical biomedical data-collection and reporting. This system permits the biomedical scientist to define one or more data-collection and analysis protocols dynamically into the system and then to cause these protocols to be executed on detached, mobile microprocessor-based work-stations. The system permits both keyboard and attached instrument data-collection as well as random animal assignment and study status reporting.

Computers↗