Biomedical subjects

M Zviran

Publications and source records attributed to M Zviran.

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PubMed1998

HIS/BUI: a conceptual model for bottom-up integration of hospital information systems.

Many successful applications of information systems have been introduced and implemented in hospitals. However, the integration of these applications into a cohesive hospital-wide information system has proved to be more complicated to develop and difficult to accomplish than expected. This paper introduces HIS/BUI, a framework for bottom-up integration of hospital information systems, and demonstrates its application through a real-life case scenario. The scope of the proposed framework is the integration of heterogeneous clinical, administrative, and financial information elements of a hospital into a unified system environment. Under the integrated architecture, all existing local applications are preserved and interconnected to an information hub that serves as a central medical and administrative data warehouse.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1992

Evaluating user satisfaction in a hospital environment: an exploratory study.

This article demonstrates the usefulness of user satisfaction measurement to pinpoint potential problem areas as well as to document application areas with satisfied users in hospital information systems. It discusses the rationale of measuring user satisfaction and the instruments to carry out the measurement procedure. It, then, reports the results of implementing a previously developed, documented, and validated user satisfaction measurement instrument in a hospital environment.

Adult↗

PubMed1991

Heterogeneous databases integration in a hospital information systems environment: a bottom-up approach.

The paper describes the problem of heterogeneous databases, discusses the need for an integrated hospital information system and provides a five-step method for integrating heterogeneous databases in the hospital environment. The scope of this method facilitates the integration of medical, administrative and fiscal information elements of a hospital into a unified environment.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1990

Defining the application portfolio for an integrated hospital information system: a tutorial.

Although many successful applications in the hospital environment have been introduced and implemented, hospital information systems have had little impact upon the daily operation of hospitals. Furthermore, integrated hospital information systems, although vital to the hospitals' functioning, have proved to be more complicated to develop and difficult to harness than expected. This paper discusses the need for an integrated hospital information system and provides a framework for the development of its application portfolio. The scope of such a system is the integration of the medical, administrative and fiscal information elements of the hospital into a unified systems environment.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1990

Design considerations for integrated hospital information systems.

This article describes the main characteristics of the integrated hospital information system (HIS) environment, discusses design objectives, and analyzes four design issues--system architecture, conceptual data base design, application portfolio, and plans for development and implementation. The main objective is to provide managers and system designers with a guiding blueprint for HIS design based on state-of-the-practice technological capabilities and current experience with integrated HIS. Clearly, the capabilities of present information technology provide more feasible ways to implement integrated HIS in a distributed environment. This approach answers hospital information needs by shifting some of the processing and data to the end-user level, yet allows management to retain control of the central portion of the data base while facilitating data sharing among various organizational units.

Computer Communication Networks↗

PubMed1989

DMSS--a computer-based diabetes monitoring system.

This paper describes a microcomputer-based decision support system (DSS) for diabetes monitoring. The system's basic functions include a patient management subsystem, an electronic logbook, a nutrition and exercise module, a dictionary for diabetes-related terminology, a diabetic-physician data transfer module and an on-line help capability. DMSS (Diabetes Monitoring Support System) provides a data capturing capability, trend analysis, and nutrition/exercise decision support to improve the monitoring and maintenance of diabetes. It was designed to be used by both a physician and a patient and can also serve as a useful teaching aid for a new diabetic. Its basic advantages lie in its comprehensiveness and flexibility. It is also user-friendly, easy to operate, and does not require any previous computer experience.

Blood Glucose↗