An enhanced DTC component for the EPD-CAR project

Abstract

This paper describes a module which is a part of the EPD-CAR (Electronic Patient Dossier for Cardiology) project of the Interuniversity Cardiology Institute of the Netherlands. It uses general guidelines to advice on the functional tests that have to be performed depending on the diagnoses. The model differentiates between the diverse conditions under which the patient enters the medical circuit. The model converts the detailed information into a crude code the is becoming the basis of the financial compensation for medical treatment, starting Januari 1st 2003. The system is written in Visual Foxpro 7.0 and is an ActiveX-component