CRIS: a clinical research information system for substance abuse services at VA medical center

The clinical research information system (CRIS) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center was designed to provide information on use of services and treatment outcomes and to support the clinics for treatment of substance abuse. This system fills a niche often neglected by centralized hospital systems,...

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Published inM.D. computing Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 219
Main Authors Hartz, D T, Banys, P, Hall, S M, Frazer, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1994
Subjects
Computer Communication Networks
Health Services Research
Hospital Information Systems
Hospitals, Veterans
Humans
Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
San Francisco
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Triage
San Francisco
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Summary:The clinical research information system (CRIS) at the San Francisco VA Medical Center was designed to provide information on use of services and treatment outcomes and to support the clinics for treatment of substance abuse. This system fills a niche often neglected by centralized hospital systems, which are usually designed to satisfy administrative demands for automated fiscal functions, but not designed to support patient care. Full integration with our central computing system remains a goal; for now, CRIS operates as a self-contained clinical system with several workstations linked by a telephone network.
ISSN:0724-6811