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An examination of new developments in software technology with particular reference to the use of object-oriented systems integrating relational and semantic database with expert system and text handling technologies, to provide Intelligent Object-Oriented Information Management Systems relevant to a wide range of patient care, research and administrative applications in Medical Informatics.
The paper starts with a brief overview of information management in medical practice and then identifies and discusses the limitations imposed by current software technology. New developments in object-oriented knowledge based software tools for information management applications are then outlined and their significance to Medical Informatics discussed.
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Williamson, J.A. (1990). Intelligent Information Management in the 1990’s Application to Medical Informatics. In: O’Moore, R., Bengtsson, S., Bryant, J.R., Bryden, J.S. (eds) Medical Informatics Europe ’90. Lecture Notes in Medical Informatics, vol 40. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51659-7_42
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