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Incorporating client-server database architecture and graphical user interface into outpatient medical records.

P A Fiacco·W H Rice
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Computerized medical record systems require structured database architectures for information processing. However, the data must be able to be transferred across heterogeneous platform and software systems. Client-Server architecture allows for distributive processing of information among networked computers and provides the flexibility needed to link diverse systems together effectively. We have incorporated this client-server model with a graphical user interface into an outpatient medical record system, known as SuperChart, for the Department of Family Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse. SuperChart was developed using SuperCard and Oracle SuperCard uses modern object-oriented programming to support a hypermedia environment. Oracle is a powerful relational database management system that incorporates a client-server architecture. This provides both a distributed database and distributed processing which improves performance.

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Ambulatory Care Information SystemsComputer Communication NetworksComputer GraphicsDatabase Management SystemsDatabases, FactualMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMicrocomputersSoftwareUser-Computer InterfaceJournal Article

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P A Fiacco, W H Rice. 1991. Incorporating client-server database architecture and graphical user interface into outpatient medical records.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1807732/

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